New perspectives on insect pathogens

Fungal Biology Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 84-88

  St Leger, Raymond J ^a   Wang, Chengshu ^b   Fang, Weiguo ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79957694151     PISSN: 17494613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbr.2011.04.005     Document Type: Review

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