Effects of media composition on submerged culture spores of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum Part 2: Effects of media osmolality on cell wall characteristics, carbohydrate concentrations, drying stability, and pathogenicity

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 393-409

  Leland, Jarrod E ^a   Mullins, Donald E ^a   Vaughan, Larry J ^b   Warren, Herman L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Cell wall; Conidia; Media; Metarhizium anisopliae; Mycoinsecticide; Osmolality

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; SPORE;

FUNGI; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE VAR. ACRIDUM; SCHISTOCERCA AMERICANA;

EID: 22344441990     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150400016910     Document Type: Article

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