Fungal identification was based on macroscopic colony characteristics, and microscopic spore and
phialide characteristics under oil emmersion at 1000x (Bamett and Hunter 2003).
Variation in Metarhizium, a genus of fungal pathogens attacking Orthoptera: Is
phialide morphology a useful criterion.
Classification of the endophytes into taxons was based on
phialide and conidia morphology, and growth in culture.
Variation in Metarhizium a genus of fungal pathogen attacking Orthoptera: is
phialide morphology a useful criterion J.
fujikuroi viz., moniliformis, subglutinans, fujikuroi and intermedia basing on mating population, ascospores, perithecia size,
phialide type and microconidial formations.
Phialides cylindrical, 8.2-19.2 x 2.1-3.5 (= 11.9+-3.3 x 2.5+-0.4) um.
Metulae covering 1/2 of the whole surface of the vesicle,
phialides 4.8 - 17.5 x 2.4 - 6.7 um in size.
B) aspergillus flavus conidiophore bearing vesicle (
phialides arise circumferentially from the globose vesicle) in Lactophenol cotton blue (LPCB).