Food utilization values of gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) larvae infected with the microsporidium Vairimorpha sp. (Microsporidia: Burenellidae).
J Invertebr Pathol
; 76(4): 263-9, 2000 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-11112371
Infection of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, with the microsporidium Vairimorpha sp. strongly influences the development of the host in ways typical of many species of terrestrial entomopathogenic Microsporidia; growth is reduced while development time is extended in infected insects. The appearance of the different stages of the parasite in the host relative to the elapsed time after oral infection, as well as the influence of the parasite proliferation on food utilization of the host, were examined. At 3 days postinfection, midgut muscle cells were infected with primary spores, and the fat body tissues contained meronts, sporonts, and primary spores. Many more fat body cells contained vegetative stages and primary spores at 4 and 5 days postinfection, and diplokaryotic spores and immature octospores were also present. Approximate digestibility of infected larvae increased during this time period, whereas the conversion of ingested and digested food to body substance decreased. The relative growth rate of infected and uninfected groups did not differ significantly between 4 and 5 days postinfection, although the relative consumption rate in infected L. dispar larvae was higher. Between 8 and 10 days postinfection, the relative growth rate of uninfected larvae increased. The infected group did not demonstrate this increase at a time period characterized by maturation of diplokaryotic spores and octospores in larval fat body tissues. Total body weight of uninfected larvae remained higher than that of infected larvae after 8 days postinfection.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Microsporidios
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Metabolismo Energético
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Larva
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Mariposas Nocturnas
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Invertebr Pathol
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos