Cordycepioideus, a pathogen of termites in Kenya

Mycologist

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-9

  Ochiel, Gerald S ^a   Evans, Harry C ^b   Eilenberg, Jorgen ^c  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cordycepioideus; Hirsutella; Termites

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; CORDYCEPIOIDEUS; HIRSUTELLA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 0342904646     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-915X(97)80059-6     Document Type: Article

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