This episode: Figuring out the best way to study the spread of a fungus that kills an invasive tree-eating caterpillar pest!
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Microbe of the episode: Pasteurella aerogenes
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Journal Paper:
Bittner TD, Hajek AE, Liebhold AM, Thistle H. 2017. Modification of a Pollen Trap Design To Capture Airborne Conidia of Entomophaga maimaiga and Detection of Conidia by Quantitative PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol 83:e00724-17.
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