Determinants of virulence for the parasite Nosema whitei in its host Tribolium castaneum

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-257

  Blaser, Martin ^a   Schmid Hempel, Paul ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age; Host life history; Longevity; Nosema whitei; Parasitism; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NOSEMA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRIBOLIUM; VIRULENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NOSEMA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRIBOLIUM; VIRULENCE;

COLEOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA WHITEI; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 24044467136     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. A.M. Alston The life history and habits of two parasites of blowflies Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1920 1920 195 243
2. S.M. Altizer, and K.S. Oberhauser Effects of the protozoan parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha on the fitness of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) J. Inv. Pathol. 74 1999 76 88
3. E. Armstrong, and L.K. Bass Effects of infection by Nosema whitei on the mating frequency and fecundity of Tribolium castaneum J. Inv. Pathol. 47 1986 310 316
4. L.K. Bass, and E. Armstrong Nosema whitei: effects on oocyte development and maturation in Tribolium castaneum J. Inv. Pathol. 59 1992 115 123
5. M. Baudoin Host castration as a parasitic strategy Evolution 29 1975 335 352
6. L.A.J. Bulla, and T.C. Cheng Comparative Pathobiology 1976 Plenum Press New York and London
7. A.M. Dunn, and J.E. Smith Microsporidian life cycles and diversity: the relationship between virulence and transmission Microb. Infect. 3 2001 381 388
8. D. Ebert, and E.A. Herre The evolution of parasitic diseases Parasitol. Today 12 1996 96 100
9. D. Ebert, and W.W. Weisser Obligate killing for obligate killers: the evolution of life histories and virulence of semelparous parasites Proc. R. Soc. Lond. Ser. B. 264 1997 965 991
10. P.W. Ewald Host-parasite relations, vectors, and the evolution of disease severity Ann. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 14 1983 465 485
11. L.H. Finlyason, and A.V. Walters Abnormal metamorphosis in saturnid moths infected by a microsporidian Nature 180 1957 713 714
12. F.M.J. Fisher, and R.C. Sanborn Observations on the susceptibility of some insects to Nosema (Microsporidia: Sporozoa) J. Parasitol. 48 1962 926 932
13. F.M.J. Fisher, and R.C. Sanborn Production of insect juvenile hormone by the microsporidian parasite Nosema Nature 194 1962 1193
14. M.R.L. Forbes Parasitism and host reproductive effort Oikos 67 1993 444 450
15. S. Gandon, V.A.A. Jansen, and M.v. Baalen Host life history and the evolution of parasite virulence Evolution 55 2001 1056 1062
16. J.L. Hanula, and T.G. Andreadis Protozoan pathogens of the Scarabeidae T.A. Jackson T.R. Glare Use of Pathogens in Scarab Management 1991 Intercept Andover 79 92
17. M.E. Hochberg, Y. Michalakis, and T. De Meeus Parasitism as a constraint on the rate of life history evolution J. Evol. Biol. 5 1992 491 503
18. H. Hurd, E. Warr, and A. Polwart A parasite that increases host lifespan Proc. R. Soc. Lond. Ser. B 268 2001 1749 1753
19. R.L. Joiner, S.B. Vinson, and J.B. Benskin Teratocytes as a source of juvenile hormone activity in a parasitoid-host relationship Nat. New Biol. 246 1973 120 121
20. W.R. Kellen, H.C. Chapman, T.B. Clark, and J.E. Lindegren Host-parasite relationships of some Thelohania from mosquitoes J. Inv. Pathol. 7 1965 161 166
21. J.C. Koella, and P. Agnew A correlated response of a parasite's virulence and life cycle to selection on its host's life history J. Evol. Biol. 12 1999 70 79
22. K.L.H. Leong, M.A. Yoshimura, H.K. Kaya, and H. Williams Instar susceptibility of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) to the neogregarine parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha J. Inv. Pathol. 69 1997 79 83
23. M.V. Listov The effect of pathogenic protozoa on the hormone balance of flour beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) Entomol. Rev. 4 1978 13 16
24. R.J. Milner Nosema whitei, a microsporidian pathogen of some species of Tribolium. I. Morphology, life cycle, and generation time J. Inv. Pathol. 19 1972 231 238
25. R.J. Milner Nosema whitei, a microsporidian pathogen of some species of Tribolium. IV. The effect of temperature, humidity and larval age on pathogenicity for T.castaneum Entomophaga 18 1973 305 315
26. D.J. Minchella Host life-history variation in response to parasitation Parasitology 90 1985 205 216
27. P.B. Newton, E. Armstrong, and C.F. Reichelderfer Some biochemical effects of the microsporidian Nosema whitei on the blood component of Tribolium castaneum using disc electrophoresis Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 74 1983 553 558
28. S. Obrebski Parasite reproductive strategy and evolution of castration of hosts by parasites Science 188 1975 1314 1316
29. D.W. Onstad, and J.V. Maddox Simulation model of Tribolium confusum and its pathogen, Nosema whitei Ecol. Model. 51 1990 143 160
30. T. Park Experimental studies of interspecific competition. I. Competition between populations of the flour beetles Tribolium confusum Duval and Tribolium castaneum Herbst Ecol. Monogr. 18 1948 267 307
31. N. Perrin On host life-history response to parasitism Oikos 75 1996 317 320
32. R.N. Sinha The alimentary canal of the adult of Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) J. Kans. Ent. Soc. 31 1958 118 125
33. Sokoloff, A., 1974. The Biology of Tribolium with Special Emphasis on Genetic Aspects, vol. 2. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
34. E.H. Strickland Some parasites of Simulium larvae and their effects on development of the host Biol. Bull. 21 1911 302 338
35. T.J. Webb, and H. Hurd Hymenolepis diminuata: metacestode-induced reduction in the synthesis of the yolk protein, vitellogenin, in the fat body of Tenebrio molitor Parasitology 112 1999 429 436
36. A.F. West A species of Nosema (Sporozoa: Microsporidia) parasitic in the Flour Beetle, Tribolium confusum J. Parasitol. 44 1958 41
37. A.F.J. West The biology of a species of Nosema (Sporozoa: Microsporidia) parasitic in the flour beetle Tribolium confusum J. Parasitol. 46 1960 747 754