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Occurrence of invertebrate-pathogenic fungi in a Cerrado ecosystem in Central Brazil |
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| Authors: | Luiz Fernando Nunes Rocha Marina Hsiang Hua Tai Adelair Helena dos Santos Douglas Araújo dos Santos Albernaz Richard Alan Humber |
| Affiliation: | 1. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública , Universidade Federal de Goiás , Goiania, Brazil;2. USDA-ARS Biological Integrated Pest Management Research Unit , Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health , Ithaca, NY, USA |
| Abstract: | Occurrence of invertebrate-pathogenic fungi in a protected area of the Cerrado region of Brazil is reported. Fungi were baited with triatomines, ticks, aquatic snails or mosquito larvae from substrates or collected from infected insects. The findings underscore the importance to preserve these fungi and to investigate their potential for vector control. |
| Keywords: | biological control conservation Entomophthorales Hypocreales isolation vector |