Abstract
A typical strain ofFusarium solani invaded the fertile eggs of the snakeElaphe guttata L. causing malnutrition in the ophidian embryo. Experimental invasion by the mould was successful only in newly laid snake eggs. The isolate displayed strong proteolytic and lipolytic activity.
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Kunert, J., Chmelík, P. & Bič, V. Fusarium solani: Invader of the ophidian eggs ofElaphe guttata in captivity. Mycopathologia 122, 65–68 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103601
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103601