Toxicity and pathogenicity testing of the insect pest control fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 317-324

  Genthner, F J ^a   Chancy, C A ^a   Couch, J A ^a   Foss, S S ^a   Middaugh, D P ^a   George, S E ^b   Warren, M A ^c   Bantle, J A ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; FUNGAL TOXIN; PATHOGENICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DEUTEROMYCETES; ECOSYSTEM; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FETOTOXICITY; FROG; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

AMERICAMYSIS BAHIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARGENTINA ELONGATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; INSECTA; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; MYSIDACEA; MYSIDAE; MYSIDOPSIS; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031869821     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900382     Document Type: Article

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