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Susceptibility of adult female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is modified following blood feeding

BACKGROUND: The mosquito Aedes aegypti, vector of dengue fever, is a target for control by entomopathogenic fungi. Recent studies by our group have shown the susceptibility of adult A. aegypti to fungal infection by Metarhizium anisopliae. This fungus is currently being tested under field conditions...

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Autores principales: Paula, Adriano R, Carolino, Aline T, Silva, Carlos P, Samuels, Richard I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3128852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21615890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-91