Laboratory evaluation of Trichophyton ajelloi, a fungal pathogen of Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 254-257

  Mohanty, Suman Sundar ^a   Prakash, Soam ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Biological control; Culex quinquefasciatus; Fungi; Trichophyton ajelloi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0034268312     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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