Occurrence and distribution of microflora in the gut regions of the variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae) during development

Zoological Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-415

  Ademolu, Kehinde O ^a   Idowu, Adewunmi B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Food plant; Gut microflora; Transmission mode; Zonocerus variegatus

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; HEXAPODA; KLEBSIELLA; ORTHOPTERA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.; PYRGOMORPHIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZONOCERUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 79959932821     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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