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Stimulation of pathogenicity and growth of entomopathogenic fungi with static magnetic field

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The Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. and Isaria fumosorosea (Wize) entomopathogenic fungi were either cultured on the medium composed of glucose and potato dissolved in water treated with permanent magnets or their cultures were exposed to the magnetic field. In both cases, the magnetic field provided increase in the linear growth of the fungi and their pathogenicity against the Tenebrio molitor (Col., Tenebrionidae) larvae. The effects depended on the fungus species, the applied magnets and the time of water treatment with magnets. The I. fumosorosea fungus was more sensitive to both ways of treatment than the B. bassiana one.

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  1. Department of the Agricultural Environment Protection, University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland

    Magdalena Jaworska & Katarzyna Znoj

  2. The University School of Physical Education, Cracow, Poland

    Jerzy Domanski

  3. Cracow College of Health Promotion, Krowoderska Street 73, 31 159, Cracow, Poland

    Jerzy Domanski & Piotr Tomasik

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Jaworska, M., Domanski, J., Tomasik, P. et al. Stimulation of pathogenicity and growth of entomopathogenic fungi with static magnetic field. J Plant Dis Prot 123, 295–300 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-016-0035-y

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