Organisms

Entomophthorales

An order of fungi comprising mostly insect pathogens, though some infect mammals including humans. Strict host specificity make these fungi a focus of many biological control studies.

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Abstract

An order of fungi comprising mostly insect pathogens, though some infect mammals including humans. Strict host specificity make these fungi a focus of many biological control studies.

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6 entry terms
  • Entomophthorale
  • Basidiobolus
  • Entomophaga
  • Zoophthora
  • Entomophagas
  • Zoophthoras

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coord IM with ZYGOMYCOSIS (IM)

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Zygomycota (1976-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Entomophthorales. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020091. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020091
  2. Entomophthorales. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entomophthorales
  3. Entomophthorales. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1257561