Continuous culture of Nosema mesnili NM-HC-A8801 (microsporida: nosematidae) in four lepidopteran cell lines

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Yokota, Satoko ^a   Yasunaga, Chisa ^a   Kawarabata, Takeshi ^a   Hayasaka, Syoji ^b   Tsuda, Katsuo ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antheraea eucalypti; Bombyx mori BmN 4; Continuous culture; Nosema mesnili NM HC A8801; Spodoptera frugiperda SF21AEII; Trichoplusia ni hi5

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944444673     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.41.147     Document Type: Article

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