Mass production of endomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycota; Hyphomycetes) in the laboratory

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 690-695

  Soundarapandian, P ^a   Chandra, R ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Czapeck dox agar media; High density polyethylene bags; Metarhizium anisopliae; Petriplates; Potato dextrose agar media; Radial growth; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETES; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PASPALUM SCROBICULATUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548690113     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2007.690.695     Document Type: Article

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