Spore persistence and likelihood of aeroallergenicity of entomopathogenic fungi used for mosquito control

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 992-997

  Darbro, Jonathan M ^a   Thomas, Matthew B ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITOR; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGENICITY; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL VIABILITY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIMULATION; VECTOR CONTROL;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 66949161150     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.992     Document Type: Article

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