Oxalic acid as a fungal acaracidal virulence factor

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 346-351

  Kirkland, Brett H ^a   Eisa, Asma ^a   Keyhani, Nemat O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Entomopathogenic fungi; Oxalate; pH; Tick biocontrol

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBYLOMMA; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; IXODES SCAPULARIS;

EID: 19444385031     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.3.346     Document Type: Article

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