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Strong host specialization in fungus genus Strongwellsea (Entomophthorales).
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Sept 2018
Eilenberg Jørgen, Jensen Annette Bruun
Abstract excerpt
The genus Strongwellsea (Entomophthorales) has a unique pathobiology. Infected adult dipteran hosts develop a large hole in their abdomens, through which conidia are actively discharged while the hosts are still alive. We analyzed the IST II region of Strongwellsea from 29 infected hosts representing 15 dipteran species from Anthomyiidae, Fanniidae, Muscidae, and Scathophagidae. Each genotype was found on only...
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