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Genetic diversity of the entomopathogenic fungus Cordyceps tenuipes in forests and butterfly gardens in Quindío, Colombia.
Fungal biology - 1 Sept 2018
Castillo Leidy P, Osorio Alejandro, Vargas Natalia, Sanjuan Tatiana, Grajales Alejandro, Restrepo Silvia
Abstract excerpt
Cordyceps tenuipes is an entomopathogenic fungus that infects mostly pupae of several lepidopteran families. In Colombia the species has been reported in non-disturbed tropical rain forests and more recently in butterfly gardens. The aim of this study was to assess the genetic diversity in populations of C. tenuipes present in natural (forests) and artificial (e.g. butterfly gardens) environments in the...
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