Purification and partial characterization of an entomopoxvirus (DlEPV) from a parasitic wasp of tephritid fruit flies
An insect poxvirus [entomopoxvirus (EPV)] occurs in the poison gland apparatus of female Diachasmimorpha longicaudata , a parasitic wasp of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa and other tephritid fruit flies. The DlEPV virion is 250-300 nm in diameter, has a "bumpy" appearance and...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2002-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Insect Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.insectscience.org/2.10/ |