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References
- 1 2 Zimmermann, Gisbert (2007). "Review on safety of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Beauveria brongniartii". Biocontrol Science and Technology . 17 (6). Taylor & Francis (T&F): 553–596. doi:10.1080/09583150701309006. ISSN 0958-3157. S2CID 85350953.
