Survey of nematophagous fungi in South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-187

  Durand, D T ^a   Boshoff, H M ^a,b   Michael, L M ^c,d   Krecek, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute ^*  (South Africa)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d Bayer (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arthrobotrys oligospora; Duddingtonia flagrans; Haemonchus contortus; Nematophagous fungi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROBOTRYS OLIGOSPORA; DUDDINGTONIA; DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS; FUNGI; HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAEMONCHUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; FECES; HAEMONCHUS; NEMATODA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 26944497266     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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