Further observations on the ultrastructure of Cystosporogenes operophterae (Canning, 1960) (phylum Microsporidia) parasitic in Operophtera brumata L. (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Canning, Elizabeth U ^a   Curry, Alan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cystosporogenes operophterae; Endoplasmic reticulum; Endoreticulatus; Microsporidia; Parasitophorous vacuole; Phylogeny; Spore structure; Ultrastructure; Vittaforma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEPIDOPTERA; MEMBRANE; MICROSPORIDA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAN SPORE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LEPIDOPTERA; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSPORIDIA; PHYLOGENY; SPORES, PROTOZOAN; VACUOLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYSTOSPOROGENES; CYSTOSPOROGENES OPEROPHTERAE; ENDORETICULATUS; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; OPEROPHTERA BRUMATA; VITTAFORMA;

EID: 6344220030     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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