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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Production and regulation of extracellular proteases from the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria fumosoroseus (Cordycipitaceae; Hypocreales) in the presence of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella cuticle

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Pages 523-535 | Received 23 Jan 2009, Published online: 19 May 2009

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