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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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2002-06-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400014 |