Comparison of Volatile Blends and Nucleotide Sequences of Two Beauveria Bassiana Isolates of Different Virulence and Repellency Towards the Termite Macrotermes Michealseni

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-108

  Mburu, D M ^a,b   Maniania, N K ^a   Hassanali, A ^a,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b PWANI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana isolates; Macrotermes michaelseni; Nucleotide sequences; Olfactory blends; Repellency; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; OLFACTORY CUE; TERMITE; VIRULENCE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES; MACROTERMES MICHAELSENI; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 84873524430     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0207-6     Document Type: Article

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