Purification and characterization of the cuticle-degrading protease produced by the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana in the presence of Sunn pest, Eurygaster integriceps (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) cuticle

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 797-808

  Zibaee, Arash ^a   Bandani, Ali R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Eurygaster integriceps; Proteases; Purification

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; CUTICLE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; INSECT; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; EURYGASTER INTEGRICEPS; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; PENTATOMIDAE;

EID: 70349570419     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150903132172     Document Type: Article

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