Biology and life-cycle of the microsporidium Kneallhazia solenopsae Knell Allan Hazard 1977 gen. n., comb. n., from the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 903-929

  Sokolova, Y Y ^a,b   Fuxa, J R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Host parasite relationships; Life cycle; Microsporidia; Phylogeny; Solenopsis invicta; Systematics; Thelohania; Thelohania solenopsae; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CASTE; ANT; ARTICLE; BINUCLEATE SPORE; BROOD PARASITE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL LIFE CYCLE STAGE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; GONAD; INFECTION; KNEALLHAZIA SOLENOPSAE; LARVAL STAGE; MEGASPORE; MEIOSIS; MICROSPORUM; NONHUMAN; NOSEMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCTOSPORE; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); QUEEN (INSECT); SCHIZONT; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSPORIDIA, UNCLASSIFIED; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; PUPA; SPORES, PROTOZOAN;

HYMENOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; NOSEMA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; THELOHANIA; THELOHANIA SOLENOPSAE;

EID: 46749130461     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200800440X     Document Type: Article

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