Incubation period, spore egestion and horizontal transmission of Nosema fumiferanae (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) in spruce budworm (Choristoneura sp., Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): The role of temperature and dose

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-210

  Campbell, C ^a   van Frankenhuyzen, K ^b   Smith, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choristoneura fumiferana; Choristoneura occidentalis; Dose; Horizontal transmission; Microsporidia; Nosema fumiferanae; Spruce budworm; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; NOSEMA; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; LARVA; MOTHS; NOSEMA; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORISTONEURA; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CHORISTONEURA OCCIDENTALIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA FUMIFERANAE; NOSEMATIDAE; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 33846902135     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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