Microanatomical and biological aspects of bacterial associations in Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridida)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 105-113

  Smrž, Jaroslav ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alcaligenes faecalis; Algal food; Alternaria; Associated bacteria; Chitinase; Microanatomy; Penicillium; Sertratia marcescens; Soil saprophagous mites

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; MITE;

ACARI; ALCALIGENES; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ALGAE; ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; PENICILLIUM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

CHITINASE;

ACARIDAE; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ALGA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOOD PREFERENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MESODERM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOIL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACARIDAE; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; ALGAE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHITINASE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; MESODERM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PENICILLIUM; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOIL;

EID: 1442264141     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APPA.0000005111.05959.d6     Document Type: Article

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