Lethal and pre-lethal effects of a fungal biopesticide contribute to substantial and rapid control of malaria vectors.

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Published in PLoS One on August 29, 2011

Authors

Simon Blanford1, Wangpeng Shi, Riann Christian, James H Marden, Lizette L Koekemoer, Basil D Brooke, Maureen Coetzee, Andrew F Read, Matthew B Thomas

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Mueller Laboratory, Department of Biology, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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