1998
Phylogeny ofAmblyospora(Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) and Related Genera Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Data: A Possible Example of Host Parasite Cospeciation
Baker M, Vossbrinck C, Becnel J, Andreadis T. Phylogeny ofAmblyospora(Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) and Related Genera Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Data: A Possible Example of Host Parasite Cospeciation. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1998, 71: 199-206. PMID: 9538024, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-parasite cospeciationSmall subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequencesE. aedisAmblyospora spRibosomal RNA gene sequencesRelated Genera BasedRibosomal DNA dataRNA gene sequencesSSU rRNA geneGenera of microsporidiaMicrosporidian taxaDivergent speciesMosquito parasitesMonophyletic groupHigh bootstrapDNA dataGene sequencesIdentical treesRRNA geneEdhazardia aedisHost relationshipsMosquito hostA. californicaMolecular analysisCospeciation
1994
Host Range Tests with Edhazardia aedis (Microsporida: Culicosporidae) against Northern Nearctic Mosquitoes
Andreadis T. Host Range Tests with Edhazardia aedis (Microsporida: Culicosporidae) against Northern Nearctic Mosquitoes. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1994, 64: 46-51. PMID: 7914904, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1994.1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdhazardia aedisE. aedisOvarian infectionOral ingestionNormal vegetative growthHost range testsFat body tissueBiological control agentsSuccessive host generationsNormal life cycleInfectionPredominant siteYellow fever mosquitoHost mosquitoesTransovarial transmissionMosquito hostDegree of infectionHost generationsSusceptible hostsMicrosporidian parasiteGastric caecaUninucleate sporesVegetative growthMuscle tissueControl agents