Occurrence of apocrine secretion in the larval gut epithelial cells of aedes aegypti L., Anopheles albitarsis Lynch-Arribálzaga and Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae): A defense strategy against infection by Bacillus sphaericus Neide?;Ocorrência de Secreção Apócrina nas Células Epiteliais do Intestino de Larvas de Aedes aegypti L., Anopheles albitarsis Lynch-Arribálzaga e Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae): Um Mecanismo de Defesa contra Infecção Causada por Bacillus sphaericus Neide?

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 624-631

  Oliveira, Caroline D ^a   Tadei, Wanderli P ^a   Abdalla, Fábio C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Mosquito; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES ALBITARSIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 70849090018     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2009000500010     Document Type: Article

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