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Nosema manierae sp.n., Microsporidie parasite deChilo zacconius Blezenski 1970 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), hôte naturel, etHeliothis armigera (Hübner 1808) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), hôte expérimental: Cycle évolutif et ultrastructure

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Nosema manierae sp.n. was first isolated from larvae ofChilo zacconius, then easily transmitted to the corn earworm,Heliothis armigera. In the two lepidopterans, the microsporidian causes a general infection and is highly pathogenic. The life cycle includes binucleate and quadrinucleate meronts and sporonts that divide to form binucleate (diplokaryotic) sporoblasts, typical of the genusNosema. All stages ofN. manierae were studied with the electron microscope.

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Nosema manierae n. sp. a été découverte dans les larves deChilo zacconius, puis transmise àHeliothis armigera. Dans les deux Lepidoptères, la Microsporidie provoque une infection généralisée et est fortement pathogène. Le cycle de développement comprend des mérontes binucléés et tétranucléés et des sporontes qui se divisent pour donner des sporoblastes binucléés (diplokaryon), typiques du genreNosema. Tous les stades deNosema manierae ont été étudiés en microscopie électronique.

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Toguebaye, BS., Bouix, G. Nosema manierae sp.n., Microsporidie parasite deChilo zacconius Blezenski 1970 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), hôte naturel, etHeliothis armigera (Hübner 1808) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), hôte expérimental: Cycle évolutif et ultrastructure. Z. Parasitenkd. 69, 191–205 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00926954

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