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Table 2 Average conidial production of Metarhizium robertsii ARSEF 2575 in biphasic fermentation on basal medium supplemented with inorganic salts

From: Metarhizium robertsii protease and conidia production, response to heat stress and virulence against Aedes aegypti larvae

Treatment

Conidial production (108 conidia/mL)

Fermentation 10 days

Conidial production (108 conidia/mL)

Fermentation 20 days

Ammonium nitrate

7.10 ± 2.7

7.40 ± 3.8

Ammonium chloride

6.35 ± 3.0

13.00 ± 12.0

Potassium nitrate

0.84 ± 0.2

2.61 ± 0.1

Sodium nitrate

3.59 ± 1.4

3.74 ± 3.2

Ammonium sulfate

4.85 ± 2.5

7.79 ± 6.6

Phosphorus nitrate

6.10 ± 4.9

9.83 ± 8.4

Urea

0.71 ± 0.4

1.92 ± 1.5

Negative control

1.44 ± 1.3

2.58 ± 1.3

Positive control

4.72 ± 1.1

5.05 ± 4.2

  1. Conidia were collected after solid fermentation in parboiled rice for 10 or 20 days. Scale 1 × 108 conidia/ mL
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