The fate of the endocytobionts of blattella germanica (blattaria: blattellidae) and periplaneta americana (blattaria: Blattidae) during embryo development

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Sacchi, Luciano ^a   Corona, Silvia ^a   Grigolo, Aldo ^a   Laudani, Ugo ^a   Selmi, Maria Gloria ^b   Bigliardi, Elisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blattella Germanica; Embryo; Periplaneta Americana; Symbiotic Bacteria; Vitellophages

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; BLATTIDAE; PERIPLANETA; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA;

EID: 0003054472     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009609356100     Document Type: Article

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