Yellow-head disease caused by a newly discovered Mattesia sp. in populations of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-48

  Pereira, Roberto M ^a   Williams, David F ^a   Becnel, James J ^a   Oi, David H ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COLOR; HEAD; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANTS; COLOR; HEAD; PARASITIC DISEASES; PROTOZOA;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; MATTESIA; PROTOZOA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0036431318     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00116-7     Document Type: Article

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