Host age and pathogen dosage impact cyst morphogenesis in the invertebrate pathogenic alga Helicosporidium sp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-39

  Denton, John S S ^a   Lietze, Verena Ulrike ^a   Boucias, Drion G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyst morphogenesis; Helicosporidium; Helicoverpa zea; Insect pathogenic alga

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GREEN ALGA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HELICOSPORIDIUM; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 68349084620     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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