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Table 1 Details of the tested Beauveria bassiana isolates against Anopheles coluzzii , including information from which host insect it was isolated, geographic origins and morphological characteristics

From: Natural variation in virulence of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana against malaria mosquitoes

Isolate1

Host insect

Geographic origins

Size (μm) (±SEM)

Growth (mm/day) (±SEM)

Sporulation (x 106conidia/cm2) (±SEM)

ARSEF 220

 

Commonwealth of Independent States

2.57 (±0.02)

2.22 (±0.01)

3.42 (±1.79)

ARSEF 502

Lepidoptera; Pyralidae; Ostrinia nubilalis

China

2.75 (±0.03)

2.38 (±0.01)

9.75 (±0.32)

ARSEF 714

Homoptera; Delphacidae; Nilaparvata lugens

China: Wuhan, Hupei

2.34 (±0.00)

2.54 (±0.07)

14.69 (±2.00)

ARSEF 721

Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae; Diabrotica sp.

Colombia: Cali, Valle del Cauca

2.45 (±0.03)

2.14 (±0.02)

4.75 (±1.63)

ARSEF 1149

Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Helicoverpa armigera

Spain: CĂłrdoba

2.47 (±0.02)

2.36 (±0.05)

16.52 (±1.07)

ARSEF 1514

Diptera; Muscidae; Musca autumnalis

France: Le Trait, Seine-Maritime

2.52 (±0.03)

1.85 (±0.03)

1.51 (±0.36)

ARSEF 1520

Hemiptera; Miridae; Lygus sp.

France: Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales

2.45 (±0.01)

2.41 (±0.02)

6.83 (±0.36)

ARSEF 1816

Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Sitona discoideus

Morocco: Hauteban

2.49 (±0.02)

2.45 (±0.01)

31.72 (±9.84)

ARSEF 2075

Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae; Ceratoma arcuata

Brazil: Ribeira do Pombal, Bahia

2.55 (±0.01)

2.45 (±0.03)

9.37 (±2.12)

ARSEF 2427

Homoptera; Delphacidae; Nilaparvata lugens

Indonesia: Cikampek, Java Barat, Java

2.40 (±0.01)

2.60 (±0.02)

24.64 (±4.28)

ARSEF 2571

Lepidoptera; Lymantriidae; Lymantria dispar

USA: Delaware

2.39 (±0.02)

2.23 (±0.08)

13.46 (±1.93)

ARSEF 2597

Lepidoptera; Hyblaeidae; Hyblaea puer

India

2.37 (±0.01)

2.26 (±0.01)

3.02 (±0.31)

ARSEF 2861

Homoptera; Aphididae; Diuraphis noxia

USA: Parma, Idaho

2.38 (±0.01)

2.19 (±0.05)

4.16 (±1.09)

ARSEF 4135

Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae; Adoryphorus coulonii

Australia: Newtown, Tasmania

2.47 (±0.01)

2.30 (±0.05)

1.97 (±0.62)

ARSEF 4305

Soil

Australia: Epping Forest, Tasmania

2.43 (±0.02)

2.46 (±0.09)

14.74 (±1.78)

ARSEF 4396

Soil

Japan: Sapporo, Hokkaido

2.37 (±0.02)

2.71 (±0.02)

23.11 (±0.54)

ARSEF 4672

Lepidoptera; Hepialidae; Oncopera intricata

Australia: Plenty, Tasmania

2.23 (±0.01)

2.08 (±0.02)

1.08 (±0.08)

ARSEF 5078

Lepidoptera; Pyralidae; Galleria mellonella

USA: Grayland, Washington

2.41 (±0.03)

2.34 (±0.07)

2.83 (±0.44)

ARSEF 5641

Orthoptera; Acrididae; Schistocerca gregaria

Ethiopia: Eritrea, Shelsela

2.20 (±0.01)

2.27 (±0.03)

3.03 (±0.96)

ARSEF 5642

Orthoptera; Acrididae; Schistocerca gregaria

Ethiopia: Eritrea, Shelsela

2.20 (±0.02)

2.16 (±0.03)

5.08 (±0.68)

ARSEF 5769

Homoptera; Adelgidae; Adelges tsugae

USA: Lovingston, Virginia

2.23 (±0.01)

1.79 (±0.05)

24.82 (±5.89)

ARSEF 6686

Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae

Ethiopia: Tikur Inchini, Western Shoa

2.46 (±0.01)

2.04 (±0.03)

4.83 (±1.26)

ARSEF 6907

Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae; Coptotermes formosanus

USA: Lake Charles, Louisiana

1.95 (±0.01)

2.45 (±0.05)

10.29 (±1.51)

ARSEF 8028

Hemiptera: Anthocoridae, Anthocoris nemorum

Denmark: BakkegĂĄrden, Copenhagen, TĂĄstrup, Zealand

2.26 (±0.01)

1.77 (±0.03)

0.74 (±0.08)

ARSEF 8034

Lepidoptera; Pyralidae; Galleria mellonella

Denmark: BakkegĂĄrden, Copenhagen, TĂĄstrup, Zealand

2.62 (±0.05)

1.77 (±0.06)

0.97 (±0.28)

ARSEF 8414

Coleoptera; Cerambycidae, Anoplophora glabripennis

China: Wuhe, Anhui

2.28 (±0.02)

2.27 (±0.10)

8.78 (±0.82)

ARSEF 8854

Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae. Rhopaea magnicornis

Australia: Condong, New South Wales

2.48 (±0.03)

2.86 (±0.07)

13.44 (±3.37)

ARSEF 9595

Hymenoptera; Apoidea

China: Guizhou Province

2.55 (±0.02)

1.65 (±0.10)

0.35 (±0.07)

IMI 391510

Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae

USA

2.34 (±0.01)

2.37 (±0.07)

6.82 (±0.84)

  1. 1ARSEF: USDA-ARS Collection of Entomopathogenic Fungal Cultures, USA. IMI: CABI Bioscience, UK.