Ultrastructure, molecular phylogeny, and prevalence rates of Alternosema bostrichidis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Microsporidia, Terresporidia), a parasite of Prostephanus truncatus and Dinoderus spp. (Coleoptera, Bostrichidae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-06611-9
Abstract: A new species and a new genus of a microsporidium Alternosema bostrichidis isolated from an adult Prostephanus truncatus in Mexico and from three species of the genus Dinoderus in Nigeria are described. The microsporidium is… read more here.
Keywords: ultrastructure molecular; prostephanus truncatus; microsporidium; alternosema bostrichidis ... See more keywords
Transmission of Microsporidium sp. between different generations of Crepidopdera aurata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
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DOI: 10.3906/zoo-2003-32
Abstract: Microsporidia are mostly very small, intracellular, spore-forming pathogens classified as Protista and reported in every major group of animals. Insects are one of the most widely distributed hosts for microsporidia. Many entomopathogenic microsporidia cause chronic… read more here.
Keywords: coleoptera chrysomelidae; transmission; crepidopdera aurata; aurata coleoptera ... See more keywords