Metarhizium anisopliae Pathogenesis of Mosquito Larvae: A Verdict of Accidental Death

Metarhizium anisopliae Pathogenesis of Mosquito Larvae: A Verdict of Accidental Death

Metarhizium anisopliae, a fungal pathogen of terrestrial arthropods, kills the aquatic larvae of Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue and yellow fever. The fungus kills without adhering to the host cuticle. Ingested conidia also fail to germinate and are expelled in fecal pellets. This study investi...

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Main Authors: Butt, Tariq M., Greenfield, Bethany P. J., Greig, Carolyn, Maffeis, Thierry G. G., Taylor, James W. D., Piasecka, Justyna, Dudley, Ed, Abdulla, Ahmed, Dubovskiy, Ivan M., Garrido-Jurado, Inmaculada, Quesada-Moraga, Enrique, Penny, Mark W., Eastwood, Daniel C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3862491/

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