[Artificial culturing of Cordyceps cicadidae on living silkworm].
To culture silkworm Cordyceps cicadidae artificially.


METHODS
Twenty Paecilomyces cicadae were collected and isolated from 8 natural reserves in China and the Cheju Island of Korea. By the impregnation method, their infection to silkworm larvaes and silkworm chrysalises and the synneneta production were studied.


RESULTS
The results showed that all P. cicadiae strains could infect silkworm larvaes and silkworm chrysalises, and some strains could produce synnenetas.


CONCLUSIONS
The silkworm chrysalis was better than silkworm larvae to culture C. cicadidae.
Hu
Haiyan
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Institute of Fungus Resource, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China. hyhu818@yahoo.com.cn
Zou
Xiao
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Luo
Li
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Liu
Aiying
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Liang
Zongqi
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D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology*; D032661:Cordyceps / Q000254:growth & development*; D046508:Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology