Interaction of Leptomonas wallacei with the intestinal tract of its natural host Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-49

  Romeiro, Alexandre ^a   Monteiro Leal, Luiz Henrique ^b   De Souza, Wanderley ^a   Attias, Marcia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Estadual do Ambiente do Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Host parasite relationship; Leptomonas; Oncopeltus fasciatus; Trypanosomatid

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLAGELLATE; HEMIPTERA; INTESTINE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTION;

ANIMALS; HEMIPTERA; INTESTINES; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; LEPTOMONAS; LYGAEIDAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); ONCOPELTUS; ONCOPELTUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 0037247381     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00176-3     Document Type: Article

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