Molecular biology of baculovirus and its use in biological control in Brazil Biologia molecular de baculovírus e seu uso no controle biológico de pragas no Brasil

Baculoviruses are insect viruses found mainly in Lepidoptera. The family Baculoviridae is taxonomically divided in two genera, Nucleopolyhedrovirus and Granulovirus, which differ by occlusion body morphology. NPVs (Nucleopolyhedroviruses) have polyhedrical inclusion bodies (PIBs) containing multiple...

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Main Authors: Maria Elita Batista de Castro, Marlinda Lobo de Souza, William Sihler, Júlio Carlyle Macedo Rodrigues, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 1999-10-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X1999001000001