Morphology, molecular characteristics and prevalence of a Cystosporogenes species (Microsporidia) isolated from Agrilus anxius (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Kyei Poku, George ^a   Gauthier, Debbie ^a   Schwarz, Rian ^a   Frankenhuyzen, Kees van ^a  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agrilus anxius; Cystosporogenes species (Microsporidia); Field prevalence; Morphological and molecular characterization; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGAL GENE; GENETICS; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA GENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, RRNA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RNA, FUNGAL;

AGRILUS ANXIUS; AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CYSTOSPOROGENES; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM;

EID: 79953802216     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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