Cytological detection of Wolbachia in squashed and paraffin embedded insect tissues

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 347-353

  Martinez P ^a   Del Castillo, P ^a   Bella, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chorthippus parallelus; Paraffi n tissues; Whole cell hybridization; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; GENETICS; INSECT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TESTIS; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; INSECTS; MALE; TESTIS; WOLBACHIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORTHIPPUS PARALLELUS; CUCURBITA; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 74549158492     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520290902903381     Document Type: Article

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