Review of microsporidia-mosquito relationships: From the simple to the complex

Folia Parasitologica

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 41-50

  Becnel, James J ^a   White, Susan E ^a   Shapiro, Alexandra M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachiola algerae; Edhazardia aedis; Microsporidia; Mosquito; Vavraia culicis

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHIOLA ALGERAE; EDHAZARDIA AEDIS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; VAVRAIA CULICIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 20444458032     PISSN: 00155683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2005.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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