Transmission of Nosema kingi to offspring of Drosophila willistoni during copulation
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Zeitschrift Fur Parasitenkunde-Parasitology Research
- Vol. 53 (3) , 311-315
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00389949
Abstract
Transmission of the microsporidian Nosema kingi to offspring of Drosophila willistoni during copulation was investigated. Offspring from matings of infected females and non-infected males, infected males and non-infected females, and both infected females and males were parasitized with N. kingi. 28% of the offspring were infected when the parents mated immediately after exposure to the parasite. However, 43–93% of the offspring were infected with the microsporidian when copulation was delayed 2 weeks post-infection.Keywords
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