Protozoan and intracellular fungal gut endosymbionts in Drosophila: Prevalence and fitness effects of single and dual infections

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-45

  Ebbert, Mercedes A ^a   Marlowe, Jennifer L ^a   Burkholder, Jennifer J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coccidiascus legeri; Diptera; Drosophila; Entomopathogenic fungi; Host development; Protozoa; Trypanosomatid

Indexed keywords

COCCIDIASCUS LEGERI; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGI; MELANOGASTER; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038371059     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(03)00033-8     Document Type: Article

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