Infection of Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes with entomopathogenic fungi: Effect of host age and blood-feeding status

Parasitology Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 317-322

  Mnyone, Ladslaus L ^a,b,c   Kirby, Matthew J ^a,b   Mpingwa, Monica W ^a   Lwetoijera, Dickson W ^a   Knols, Bart G J ^d   Takken, Willem ^b   Koenraadt, Constantianus J M ^b   Russell, Tanya L ^a,e,f  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BEAUVERIA; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECT VECTORS; LONGEVITY; METARHIZIUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 79951769311     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2064-y     Document Type: Article

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