title: Tolypocladium cylindrosporum (Deuteromycotina: Moniliales), a fungal pathogen of the mosquito Aedes australis. I. Influence of temperature, pH and salinity on the growth and sporulation of the fungus in the laboratory.
abstract: The New Zealand strain of Tolypocladium cylindrosporum was cultured on Sabouraud dextrose agar medium under varying regimes of growth conditions. The isolate exhibited good tolerances to temperature (4-35 degrees C), pH (3-10) and salinity (0-7% NaCl). Optimal vegetative growth and sporulation were recorded between a temperature range of 20-30 degrees C, pH of 5-6 and a salinity level of 0-2% NaCl. The North American isolate of the fungus showed similar tolerances, while the European isolate was less tolerant.
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000502:physiology; D013696:Temperature