Investigations on the destruxin production of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 168-174

  Wang, Chengshu ^a   Skrobek, Anke ^a   Butt, Tariq M ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nitrogen ratio; Destruxin; Metarhizium anisopliae; Toxin production

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; INSECTA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 2342526609     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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