Biolarvicidal activity of extracellular metabolites of the keratinophilic fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes against arvae of Aedes aegypti - a major vector for chikungunya and dengue

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-216

  Murugesan, A G ^a   Prabu, C Sathesh ^a   Selvakumar, C ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE; KERATIN;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENGUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INDIA; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOSQUITO; TRICHOPHYTON;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CHITIN; DENGUE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; KERATINS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRICHOPHYTON;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; FUNGI;

EID: 70349874791     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-009-0034-5     Document Type: Article

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