[The effect in vitro of the toxins of the mushroom Metarrhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok. on the hemocytic reaction of Oryctes rhinoceros L. (Coleoptera)].
The filtrate of Metarhizium cultures contains toxic-substances inhibiting the process of formation of granuloma by Oryctes in vitro. This inhibition results from marked alterations of both nucleus and cytoplasm of hemocytes under the action of the fungal toxins.
D001487:Basidiomycota; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*
D009183:Mycotoxins
Effet in vitro de substances toxiques produites par le champignon Metarrhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok. sur la réaction némocytaire du Coléoptére oryctes rhinoceros L.