The nature of Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia) cysts in abdomens of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-31

  Sokolova, Y Y ^a,c   Fuxa, J R ^a   Borkhsenious, O N ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cyst; Host parasite relationships; Life cycle; Microsporidia; Pathogenesis; Sporocytosac; Thelohania solenopsae

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CYST; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PATHOLOGY;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; ANTS; CYSTS; MICROSPORIDIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORMICIDAE; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; NOSEMA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; THELOHANIA; THELOHANIA SOLENOPSAE;

EID: 26244442707     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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