Morphological and molecular characterization of fungus isolated from tropical bed bugs in Northern Peninsular Malaysia, Cimex hemipterus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

• Main Authors: Abdul Hafiz, Ab Majid, Abd Hafis, Abd Rahim, Zulaikha, Zahran, Nor Azliza, Ismail, Wardah, Abdul Rahman, Kartiekasari Syahidda, Mohammad Zubairi, Hamady, Dieng, Tomomitsu, Satho
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9710/1/Morphological.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9710/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115001550

Objective: To investigate some morphological and molecular characteristics of fungal parasites isolated from wild tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus. Methods: A series of culture methods were used to obtain fungal isolates from field-collected bed bugs. Characteristics of the isolates such as colony...