Ultrastructural studies of the fat body and bacterial endosymbionts of Cryptocercus punctulatus Scudder (Blattaria: Cryptocercidae)

Symbiosis

Volumn 25, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 251-269

  Sacchi, L ^a   Nalepa, C A ^b   Bigliardi, E ^c   Corona, S ^a   Grigolo, A ^a   Laudani, U ^a   Bandi, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cockroaches; Cryptocercus punctulatus; Endocytobiosis; Fat body; Symbiotic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCERCUS PUNCTULATUS;

EID: 0031929133     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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