Occurrence of Myrmicinosporidium durum in red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, and other new host ants in eastern United States

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 38-44

  Pereira, Roberto M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Fungus; Myrmicinosporidium durum; Paratrechina vividula; Pheidole bicarinata; Pheidole tysoni; Pogonomyrmex badius; Pyramica membranifera; Solenopsis carolinensis; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAROLINENSIS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; INVERTEBRATA; MYRMICINOSPORIDIUM DURUM; PARATRECHINA; PARATRECHINA VIVIDULA; PHEIDOLE; PHEIDOLE BICARINATA; PHEIDOLE TYSONI; POGONOMYRMEX; POGONOMYRMEX BADIUS; PYRAMICA; PYRAMICA MEMBRANIFERA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS CAROLINENSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 2542473657     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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