Relationships among activities of extracellular enzyme production and virulence against Helicoverpa armigera in Beauveria bassiana

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-274

  Kaur, Gurvinder ^a   Padmaja, V ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Extra cellular enzymes; Isolates; SDS PAGE; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA;

CHITINASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; CHITINASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; LARVA; LIPASE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 67650488532     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800156     Document Type: Article

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