Effects of carbon concentrations and carbon to nitrogen ratios on sporulation of two biological control fungi as determined by different culture methods

Mycopathologia

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 475-481

  Gao, Li ^a,b   Liu, Xingzhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Carbon concentration; Carbon to nitrogen ratio; Pochonia chlamydosporia; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVALUATION; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOCREALES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BEAUVERIA; CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; HYPOCREALES; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, FUNGAL;

CLAVICIPITACEAE; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; POCHONIA CHLAMYDOSPORIA;

EID: 77952669606     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-010-9282-9     Document Type: Article

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