Development of the mosquito pathogen Leptolegnia chapmanii (Straminipila: Peronosporomycetes) on an inexpensive culture medium based on sunflower seed

RUEDA PARAMO, M.R; MANFRINO, R.G..; GUTIERREZ, A.C.,.,; GARCIA, J.J.; LOPEZ LASTRA, C.C

BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2016

0958-3157

An inexpensive culture medium based on sunflower seed extract (SSE) for production of L. chapmanii wasdeveloped. Vegetative growth on solid and liquid SSE was compared with two culture media used routinely (PYGand Emerson YPss). Results indicate that the oomycete is able to grow on SSE medium, producing more zoosporesat a faster rate as well as inducing higher mortality rates in Ae. aegypti larvae.