Dissemination of Fusarium proliferatum by mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor.

BACKGROUND:Plant pathogenic fungi of the genus Fusarium infect a wide array of crops and produce numerous health-threatening mycotoxins. Recently, we found that larvae of the common pest of stored products Tenebrio molitor preferably fed on grains colonized with Fusarium proliferatum. We draw the hy...

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Main Authors: Zhiqing Guo, Katharina Pfohl, Petr Karlovsky, Heinz-Wilhelm Dehne, Boran Altincicek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6160125?pdf=render