Isolation and characterization of an Isaria fumosorosea isolate infecting the Asian citrus psyllid in Florida

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-102

  Meyer, Jason M ^a   Hoy, Marjorie A ^a   Boucias, Drion G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian citrus psyllid; Cordycipitaceae; Diaphorina citri; Hemiptera; Huanglongbing; Hypocreales; Isaria fumosorosea; Microbial control; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus; Psyllidae

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; EGG LAYING; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOSIS; PAECILOMYCES; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA, FUNGAL; GENETIC MARKERS; HEMIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOSES; OVIPOSITION; PAECILOMYCES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ASCOMYCOTA; CITRUS; DIAPHORINA CITRI; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HYPOCREALES; ISARIA; KUWAYAMA; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 49849100943     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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