Definitions
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- noun Plural of
conidium .
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- noun Plural form of
conidium .
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Examples
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"conidia," in which are developed countless "spores," each one of which is theoretically capable of infecting neighboring plants.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 Various
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Surface hyphae and conidia flake off skin surface easily but have clearly penetrated deep into bat tissue.
Going Mutant Dr. Barry Leed 2010
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However, profuse signs of white hyphae and conidia growing on bat muzzle.
Going Mutant Dr. Barry Leed 2010
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Effects of UVB irradiance on conidia and germinants of the entomopathogenic hyphomycete Metarhizium anisopliae: A study of reciprocity and recovery.
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Effects of UVB irradiance on conidia and germinants of the entomopathogenic hyphomycete '' Metarhizium anisopliae '': A study of reciprocity and recovery.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Effects of UVB irradiance on conidia and germinants of the entomopathogenic hyphomycete Metarhizium anisopliae: A study of reciprocity and recovery.
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Braga et al. [127] surveyed the UV radiation sensitivity of conidia (spore-forming bodies) of 30 strains belonging to four species of the fungus Metarhizium, an important biological insecticide.
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The LC50 appeared to be in the range of 2 x 10 8 and 5 x 108 conidia/ml.
Chapter 8 1994
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Adult insects were dipped in conidial suspensions (10 8 conidia/ml), returned to maize or beans, respectively, and retained at 25°-28°C and 60% r.h. B. brongniarti caused 89% mortality in adult A. obtectus within 15 days and 47% mortality in adult S. zeamais; M. anisopliae caused less than 50% mortality in either species.
Chapter 8 1994
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The soja leaves, which contain little starch, but a great deal of oil and casein, are boiled, mixed with roasted barley, and then with the greenish yellow conidia powder of the _Aspergillus_.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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