Insertion of an Esterase Gene into a Specific Locust Pathogen (Metarhizium acridum) Enables It to Infect Caterpillars
Figure 5
Pathogenicity of Metarhizium acridum strains.
(A) Survival of Manduca sexta or (B) Galleria mellonella larvae following topical application with suspensions of 107 Ma324 or Ma324-Mest1 conidia/ml. (C) Survival of Melanoplus femurrubrum following application of 3 µl of 108 conidia/ml of Ma324 or Ma324-Mest1 per grasshopper pronotum. Control insects were treated with 0.01% Tween-80. Error bars indicate standard errors.