2014
Microsporidia in Insects
Becnel J, Andreadis T. Microsporidia in Insects. 2014, 521-570. DOI: 10.1002/9781118395264.ch21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiological control agentsLife cycle featuresBeneficial insectsTaxonomic distributionInfected insectsInfectious sporesInsectsControl agentsHost cellsMicrosporidian infectionMicrosporidiaDirect oral ingestionLife cycleImmediate environmentCycle featuresParasitoidsHoneybeesResult of infectionMicrosporidiumCytoplasmBasic informationSporesCells
1998
Verification of Intermediate Hosts in the Life Cycles of Microsporidia by Small Subunit rDNA Sequencing
Vossbrinck C, Andreadis T, Debrunner‐Vossbrinck B. Verification of Intermediate Hosts in the Life Cycles of Microsporidia by Small Subunit rDNA Sequencing. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1998, 45: 290-292. PMID: 9627989, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall subunit rDNA sequencesIntermediate hostsSmall subunit rDNA sequencingPutative intermediate hostsRibosomal DNA sequencesRDNA sequence dataComparative sequence analysisLaboratory transmission testsLife cycleCollected sporesA. vernalisRDNA sequencesSequence dataDNA sequencesLaboratory transmission studiesPotential intermediate hostsSequence analysisAedes cantatorRDNA sequencingInfected organismVernalisHostSporesMicrosporidium
1996
Orthosomella lambdinaen. sp. (Microsporida: Unikaryonidae) from the Spring Hemlock Looper,Lambdina athasaria(Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Andreadis T, Maier C, Lemmon C. Orthosomella lambdinaen. sp. (Microsporida: Unikaryonidae) from the Spring Hemlock Looper,Lambdina athasaria(Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1996, 67: 169-177. DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHemlock looperElectron-dense surface coatNew speciesMature sporesMidgut epitheliumCytoplasmic cleavageHost cellsSporogonial plasmodiaLarval populationsPolar filamentVariable numberStages of developmentFree sporesSpring hemlock looperLooperSurface coatSporoblastsSporesPrincipal siteNucleusSporogenesisLarvaeMicrosporidiaMicrosporidiumSpecies
1992
Mechanisms of Transmission of the Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomphthorales: Entomophthoraceae) and Effects of Site Conditions on Its Prevalence
Weseloh R, Andreadis T. Mechanisms of Transmission of the Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Fungus, Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomphthorales: Entomophthoraceae) and Effects of Site Conditions on Its Prevalence. Environmental Entomology 1992, 21: 901-906. DOI: 10.1093/ee/21.4.901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting sporesDiseased larvaeEarly-stage larvaePathogen transmission potentialFungal prevalenceMoth abundanceEntomophaga maimaigaGypsy mothSite moistureMaximum germinationLarvaeSite conditionsSporesConidiaGerminationCaterpillarsFungiPopulation levelSpore loadMechanisms of transmissionGreater productionShrubsTransmission potentialEntomophagaFungal load
1987
Ultrastructural Study and Description of Ovavesicula popilliae N. G., N. Sp. (Microsporida: Pleistophoridae) from the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)1
ANDREADIS T, HANULA J. Ultrastructural Study and Description of Ovavesicula popilliae N. G., N. Sp. (Microsporida: Pleistophoridae) from the Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)1. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1987, 34: 15-21. DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1987.tb03123.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSporophorous vesiclePopillia japonicaHost cell cytoplasmSynchronous nuclear divisionsJapanese beetleSpecies of microsporidiaUnpaired nucleiNuclear divisionN. spUninucleate sporesPolar tubeBinary fissionNew genusDiplokaryotic nucleiMalpighian tubulesSporogonial plasmodiaCell cytoplasmVesiclesBeetlesJaponicaSecretory productsSporesPlasmodiumNucleusCytokinesis
1985
Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host.
Andreadis T. Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 5574-5577. PMID: 3860877, PMCID: PMC391165, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.16.5574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopepod hostDistinct developmental cyclesEntire developmental sequenceDiploid conditionAlternate hostsPathogen developmentDevelopmental cycleSexual cycleMicrosporidian pathogenAmblyospora spBreeding sitesMeiosporesDifferent sporesCopepodsHostHost adipose tissueMosquitoesDevelopmental sequenceSporesPathogensUltrastructural evidenceGenusVernalisMicrosporidianAmblyosporaLife cycle, epizootiology, and horizontal transmission of Amblyospora (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in a univoltine mosquito, Aedes stimulans
Andreadis T. Life cycle, epizootiology, and horizontal transmission of Amblyospora (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in a univoltine mosquito, Aedes stimulans. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1985, 46: 31-46. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(85)90127-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFat body tissueHorizontal transmissionHaploid sporesHost generationsDevelopmental sequencePathogen developmentAedes stimulansHost sexAccessory membraneMosquito populationsEgg hatchOenocytesTransovarial transmissionLife cycleMicrosporidiaLevel of infectionAdult hostsSporesPathogensHostSequenceLarvalFecundityLarvaeAmblyospora