Infection of silkworm larvae by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Infection of silkworm larvae by the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

ABSTRACT: The isolate E9 of Metarhizium anisopliae was used in commercial hybrids of Bombyx mori larvae to evaluate its biological effect. Symptomatological analyses showed typical signs of fungal infection. Histopathology revealed the presence of large numbers of hemocytes in the hemocoel, and on t...

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Main Authors: Lucineia de Fátima Chasko Ribeiro, Jeronimo Tavares, Sóstenez Alexandre Vessaro Silva, Luis Francisco Angeli Alvez, Eduardo Alexandre Loth, Rose Meire Costa Brancalhão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
Bombyx mori
histopathology
Metarhizium anisopliae
fungal infection
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