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Ultrastructural changes in the muscles, midgut, hemopoietic organ, imaginal discs and Malpighian tubules of the mosquito Aedes aegypti larvae infected by the fungus Coelomomyces stegomyiae

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Fungi belonging to the genus Coelomomyces can infect mosquito larvae and develop within the larval hemocoel. To examine fungal development, Aedesaegypti larvae infected with Coelomomyces stegomyiae Keilin were fixed, embedded and sectioned for both light and electron microscopy. While fungal hyphae of C. stegomyiae did not invade cells other than the cuticular epithelial cells, they did penetrate a number of tissues including muscles, midgut, hemopoietic organ, imaginal discs, and Malpighian tubules.

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  1. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

    Mahmoud A. Shoulkamy & Hani M.A. Abdelzaher

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    Adel A.B. Shahin

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Shoulkamy, M.A., Abdelzaher, H.M. & Shahin, A.A. Ultrastructural changes in the muscles, midgut, hemopoietic organ, imaginal discs and Malpighian tubules of the mosquito Aedes aegypti larvae infected by the fungus Coelomomyces stegomyiae. Mycopathologia 149, 99–106 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007299217926

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