Cold activity of Beauveria and Metarhizium, and thermotolerance of Beauveria

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-78

  Fernandes, Éverton K K ^a,b   Rangel, Drauzio E N ^a   Moraes, Áurea M L ^c   Bittencourt, Vânia R E P ^b   Roberts, Donald W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Beauveria spp.; Cold activity; Delayed germination; Metarhizium anisopliae; Metarhizium frigidum; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; CLIMATE; COLD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METARHIZIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLIMATE; COLD; HEAT; METARHIZIUM;

ARTHROPODA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; ENGYODONTIUM; ENGYODONTIUM ALBUM; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 42649143813     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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