Carbon utilization pattern as a potential quality control criterion for virulence of Beauveria brongniartii

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-65

  Loesch, Angelika ^a   Hutwimmer, Stefan ^a   Strasser, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Beauveria brongniartii; Biological control agent; Carbon utilization; Entomopathogenic fungus; Microtiter plate system; Quality control; Virulence indicator

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

BEAUVERIA; CARBON; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; VIRULENCE;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BRONGNIARTII; FUNGI; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA;

EID: 77950520428     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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