Observations on the life cycle of Coelomomyces indicus (Blastocladiales: Coelomomycetaceae) in anopheline mosquitoes from the Philippines and Thailand

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 695-701

  Whisler, Howard C ^a   Gabriel, Bernardo P ^a,b   Chanpaisaeng, Jariya ^a,c   Zebold, Stephan L ^a   Padua, Leodegario E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anopheles culicifacies; Anopheles indefinitus; Coelomomyces indicus; Life cycle; Microcyclops varicans; Sporangial germination

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; BLASTOCLADIALES; COELOMOMYCES; COELOMOMYCETACEAE; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; MICROCYCLOPS VARICANS; OOMYCETES;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BLASTOCLADIELLA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; THAILAND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BLASTOCLADIELLA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PHILIPPINES; THAILAND;

EID: 0033220220     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.6.695     Document Type: Article

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