Germination and Culturability after UV Irradiation of Metarhizium anisopliae Native from Soils of Tropical Cattle Farms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Obtaining Entomopathogenic Fungi
2.3. Production of Conidia and Preparation of Inoculum
2.4. Experimental Design
2.5. Ultraviolet Irradiation
2.6. Germination and Culturability Evaluation
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Germination of Conidia
3.2. Culturability
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Alonso-Díaz, M.Á.; Lozano-Velázquez, M.d.L.; García-Galicia, I.A.; Fernández-Salas, A. Germination and Culturability after UV Irradiation of Metarhizium anisopliae Native from Soils of Tropical Cattle Farms. Microbiol. Res. 2024, 15, 1326-1333. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15030089
Alonso-Díaz MÁ, Lozano-Velázquez MdL, García-Galicia IA, Fernández-Salas A. Germination and Culturability after UV Irradiation of Metarhizium anisopliae Native from Soils of Tropical Cattle Farms. Microbiology Research. 2024; 15(3):1326-1333. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15030089
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlonso-Díaz, Miguel Ángel, María de Lourdes Lozano-Velázquez, Iván Adrián García-Galicia, and Agustín Fernández-Salas. 2024. "Germination and Culturability after UV Irradiation of Metarhizium anisopliae Native from Soils of Tropical Cattle Farms" Microbiology Research 15, no. 3: 1326-1333. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15030089
APA StyleAlonso-Díaz, M. Á., Lozano-Velázquez, M. d. L., García-Galicia, I. A., & Fernández-Salas, A. (2024). Germination and Culturability after UV Irradiation of Metarhizium anisopliae Native from Soils of Tropical Cattle Farms. Microbiology Research, 15(3), 1326-1333. https://doi.org/10.3390/microbiolres15030089