Laboratory infection and release of Spiroplasma (Entomoplasmatales: Spiroplasmataceae) from horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 398-402

  Wedincamp Jr , Jimmy ^a,c   French, Frank E ^a   Whitcomb, Robert F ^b   Heneger, Roberta B ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomoplasmatales; Horizontal transmission; Spiroplasma; Tabanidae

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; ENTOMOPLASMATALES; EQUUS CABALLUS; MOLLICUTES; SPIROPLASMA; SPIROPLASMATACEAE; TABANIDAE; TABANUS GLADIATOR; TABANUS LINEOLA; TABANUS LONGIUSCULUS; TABANUS SULCIFRONS;

EID: 0031468764     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-32.4.398     Document Type: Article

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