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The entomopathogenic potential of Aspergillus spp. in mosquitoes vectors of tropical diseases
Author(s) -
Lage de Moraes Aurea Maria,
Lara da Costa Gisela,
Ziccardi de Camargo Barcellos Mariangela,
Lourenço de Oliveira Ricardo,
Cunha de Oliveira Pedrina
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4028(200103)41:1<45::aid-jobm45>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - biology , culex quinquefasciatus , aspergillus flavus , larva , bioassay , aedes , veterinary medicine , botany , aedes aegypti , ecology , medicine
Eleven strains of the most frequent Aspergillus species found in a survey of Brazilian mosquitoes collected in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were used for bioassays in second‐stage larvae of Aedes fluviatilis and Culex quinquefasciatus . Aspergillus ochraceus, A. kanagawaensis and one strain of A. sulphureus were most effective, causing mortality in at least 80% of the larvae of the two mosquito species tested. Variations in entomopathogenic capacity were observed in the experiments with strains of A. sulphureus, A. flavus and A. ochraceus.