Aspergillosis in German cockroach Blattella germanica (L.) (Blattoidea: Blattellidae)

Mycopathologia

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-78

  Kulshrestha, Vandana ^a   Pathak, S C ^a  

^a RANI DURGAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Blattella germanica; Encapsulation; Immune response; Insect; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BLOOD CELL; COCKROACH; GRANULOCYTE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; COCKROACHES; GRANULOCYTES; HEMOCYTES; HEMOLYMPH; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; BLATTOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031428818     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006859620780     Document Type: Article

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