Meconial peritrophic membranes and the fate of midgut bacteria during mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) metamorphosis

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-32

  Moll, Rebecca M ^a,b   Romoser, William S ^a   Modrzakowski, Malcolm C ^a   Moncayo, Abelardo C ^a,c   Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai ^a,d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Culicidae; Meconium; Metamorphosis; Mosquito; Peritrophic membrane

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; CULEX; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035234677     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.1.29     Document Type: Article

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