CTC medium: A novel dodine-free selective medium for isolating entomopathogenic fungi, especially Metarhizium acridum, from soil

Biological Control

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-205

  Fernandes, Éverton K K ^a   Keyser, Chad A ^a   Rangel, Drauzio E N ^a   Foster, R Nelson ^b   Roberts, Donald W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Beauveria brongniartii; Chloramphenicol; Cycloheximide; Entomopathogenic fungi; Metarhizium acridum; Metarhizium brunneum; Selective medium; Thiabendazole

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CORDYCEPS BRONGNIARTII; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77955274952     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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