Horizontal transmission of Amblyospora albifasciati Garcia and Becnel, 1994 (Microsporidia: Amblyosporidae), to a copepod intermediate host and the neotropical mosquito, Aedes albifasciatus (Macquart, 1837)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 76-83

  Micieli, Maria V ^a   García, Juan J ^a   Becnel, James J ^b  

^a Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albifaciatus; Amblyospora albifasciati; Copepoda; Host specificity; Mesocyclops annulatus; Microsporidia; Mosquito; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBIFASCIATUS; AMBLYOSPORA; AMBLYOSPORIDAE; ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; GARCIA; INSECTA; MESOCYCLOPS ANNULATUS; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 0034071106     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1999.4897     Document Type: Article

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