Invasion of bacteroids and BEV bacterium into oocytes of the leafhopper Euscelidius variegatus Kirschbaum (Homoptera: Cicadellidae): An electron microscopic study

Zoological Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-75

  Cheung, Wilkin Wai Kuen ^a   Purcell, Alexander H ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Insect immunity; Ovary; Symbionts; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICADELLIDAE; EUSCELIDIUS VARIEGATUS; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0032622745     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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