Production of oogonia and oospores of Leptolegnia chapmanii Seymour (Straminipila: Peronosporomycetes) in Aedes aegypti (L.) larvae at different temperatures

Mycopathologia

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-74

  Pelizza, S A ^a   Scorsetti, A C ^b   Lastra, C C López ^a   Garcia J J ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Botanica Carlos Spegazzini   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Leptolegnia chapmanii; Mosquitoes; Oogonia; Oospores

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; FUNGI; LEPTOLEGNIA CHAPMANII; OOMYCETES;

EID: 72249085377     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-009-9224-6     Document Type: Article

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