2001
Epizootiological Studies of Amblyospora albifasciati (Microsporidiida: Amblyosporidae) in Natural Populations of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Mesocyclops annulatus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a Transient Floodwater Habitat
Micieli M, Garcia J, Andreadis T. Epizootiological Studies of Amblyospora albifasciati (Microsporidiida: Amblyosporidae) in Natural Populations of Aedes albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Mesocyclops annulatus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a Transient Floodwater Habitat. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 2001, 77: 68-74. PMID: 11161996, DOI: 10.1006/jipa.2000.4995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekly prevalence ratePrevalence of infectionHigher infection rateHorizontal transmissionIntermediate copepod hostPrevalence ratesLow prevalenceInfection rateInfectionMosquito hostPrevalenceSignificant detrimental impactPopulationMosquitoesDefinitive hostsLow levelsEpizootiological studiesCopepod hostLarval Ae
1979
Significance of transovarial infections of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in relation to parasite maintenance in the mosquito Culex salinarius
Andreadis T, Hall D. Significance of transovarial infections of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in relation to parasite maintenance in the mosquito Culex salinarius. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1979, 34: 152-157. PMID: 536610, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(79)90095-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive ageHealthy controlsPrevalence ratesHealthy adultsSuccessive gonotrophic cyclesSurvival rateCulex salinariusTransovarial infectionTransovarial transmissionHealthy eggsSignificant differencesSignificant reductionInfected eggsInfectionAmblyospora spInfected femalesGonotrophic cycleFemalesMosquito populationsPopulation of mosquitoesPopulationAdult females