Microsporidiosis of Tachinaephagus zealandicus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

An undescribed microsporidium was found infecting Tachinaephagus zealandicus, a gregarious parasitoid that attacks third instar larvae of muscoid flies. Spores were present in all body regions and in all stages of development. Infected adults contained an average of 3.75 x 10(5) spores, and the path...

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Main Authors: Maria A Ferreira de Almeida, Christopher J Geden, Carl K Boohene, James J Becnel, Angelo Pires do Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400014