Infectivity of two isolates of Helicosporidium spp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) in heterologous host insects

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-440

  Conklin, Tracy ^a   Bläske Lietze, Verena Ulrike ^a   Becnel, James J ^b   Boucias, Drion G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Citrus root weevil; Entomopathogenic alga; Helicosporidium spp.; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

ALGA; HOST RANGE; INFECTIVITY; PATHOGEN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ALGAE; ANOPHELES QUADRIMACULATUS; CHLORELLA (CHLORELLALES); CHLORELLA (PRASIOLALES); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED CHLOROPHYCEAE); CHLORELLA (UNCLASSIFIED TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE); CHLOROPHYTA; CITRUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIAPREPES ABBREVIATUS; HELICOSPORIDIUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PROTOTHECA; SIMULIUM NIGRICOXUM; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 31844445991     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: 00154040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2005)88[431:IOTIOH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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