New fungal pathogens of the red ant, Myrmica rubra, from the UK and implications for ant invasions in the USA

Fungal Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 451-466

  Evans, Harry C ^a   Groden, Eleanor ^b   Bischoff, Joseph F ^c  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Hirsutella; Invasion biology; Molecular phylogenetics; Ophiocordyceps; Paraisaria; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NATURAL ENEMY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; ASCOMYCOTA; GREAT BRITAIN; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

FORMICIDAE; HIRSUTELLA; HYPOCREALES; MYRMICA RUBRA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 77953485612     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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