Effects of culture media on hydrophobicity and thermotolerance of Bb and Ma conidia, with description of a novel surfactant based hydrophobicity assay

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-328

  Kim, Jae Su ^a   Skinner, Margaret ^a   Hata, Teri ^a   Parker, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastic conidiogenesis; Entomopathogenic fungi; Hydrophobicity; Maturation; Polysiloxane polyether copolymer; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

AGAR; MILK PROTEIN; SURFACTANT; WHEY PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FUNGUS SPORE; GERMINATION; METARHIZIUM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILLET; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN STABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

AGAR; BEAUVERIA; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; GERMINATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MILK PROTEINS; PANICUM; PROTEIN STABILITY; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HYPOCREALES; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 77958460869     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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