First report of pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana RBL1034 to the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera; Culicidae) in Cameroon

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 931-935

  Achonduh, Olivia Afa ^a   Tondje, Pierre Roger ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Beauveria bassiana RBL1034; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CAMEROON; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI;

EID: 43449088252     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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