@ARTICLE{Sosnowska_Danuta_Biodiversity_2004, author={Sosnowska, Danuta and Bałazy, Stanisław and Prishchepa, Ludmila and Mikulskaya, Natalia}, volume={vol. 44}, number={No 4}, journal={Journal of Plant Protection Research}, pages={313-321}, howpublished={online}, year={2004}, publisher={Committee of Plant Protection PAS}, publisher={Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute}, abstract={In the years 2002–2004 strains of Bacillus thuringiensis and 37 species of entomopathogenic fungi were isolated and identified in the Polish and Belarussian parts of Białowieża Forest (BF). Mitosporic fungi and bacteria dominated in litter sperficial soil layer, forest, litter and floor vegetation whereas entomophtoralen fungi prevailed in bushy undergrowth layers and tree crowns. The dominant species Beauveria bassiana was observed in forest floor, subcortical habitats on dead trees, meadows and rushes. The species Entomophthora israelensis, Beauveria cf. bassiana, Paecilomyces suffultus and P. tenuipes were for the first time described as insect pathogens in BF. Entomophthorales seem to hold much greater part than mitosporic forms in the whole diversity of entomopathogenic fungi. Relatively rich sets of these fungi recognised in BF during last decades confirm the predestination of this area as highly significant refuge for other groups of arthropod pathogens, and it should encourage scientists to widen their research and contribute to a rather scarce knowledge in this field.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Biodiversity of arthropod pathogens in the Białowieża Forest}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/118682/PDF-MASTER/313-321_Biodiversity%20of%20arthropod.pdf}, keywords={arthropod pathogens, biodiversity, Bacillus thuringiensis, entomopathogenic fungi, Białowieża Forest}, }