Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2005) 71, 1668-1670

Ana-Mabel Martínez, Trevor Williams, Miguel López-Ferber and Primitivo Caballero (2005)
Optical brighteners do not influence covert baculovirus infection of Spodoptera frugiperda
Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71 (3), 1668-1670
Abstract: Covert infection with Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus, detected by reverse transcription-PCR of virus gene transcripts (ie-0 and polh), was not significantly affected by the presence of an optical brightener (Tinopal UNPA-GX), indicating no change in virus virulence. Detection of the covert infection was dependent on insect life stage and the viral mRNA used for diagnosis.
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Database assignments for author(s): Trevor Williams, Primitivo Caballero

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
formulation/storage of bioagents

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Spodoptera frugiperda
Alphabaculovirus spofrugiperdae (entomopathogen)	Spodoptera frugiperda