Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (deuteromycota) affords protection from secondary fungus infection in the american dog tick, dermacentor variabilis (acari: Ixodidae): Inference from competitive fungal interactions in vitro

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 375-381

  Benoit, Joshua B ^a   Yoder, Jay A ^a   Zettler, Lawrence W ^b  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Dermacentor variabilis (Say); Fungus; Ixodidae; Mycoprophylaxis; Scopulariopsis brevicaulis (Sacc.) Bainier; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; INVERTEBRATA; IXODIDAE; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM GLABRUM; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS;

EID: 12344254281     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950408684408     Document Type: Article

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