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Study on morphology, pathogenicity, and genetic variability of Beauveria bassiana isolates obtained from Boophilus microplus tick.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2006
Fernandes Everton Kort Kamp, Costa Gisela Lara, Moraes Aurea Maria Lage, Zahner Viviane, Bittencourt Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro
Abstract excerpt
Fifty isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin, 1912 (Ascomycota: Clavicipitaceae) were analyzed by morphology, for their pathogenic potential to Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1887) (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae, and by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction technique. Morphological analysis demonstrated that isolates present characteristics compatible to those described for B....
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