A Microsporidian Parasite - Lb∧ms (Protozoa - Microspora) Infecting Lamerin Breed of the Silkworm Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera - Bombycidae)
2006
Bhat, Shabir Ahmad (Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India), E-mail: [email protected] | Nataraju, B. (Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore, Karnataka, India)
Lamerin breed of the silkworm Bombyx mori L. is the only mulberry silkworm breed which survives with an associated microsporidian (Lb∧ms) infection from generations. This present comparative investigation has produced information on the influence of Lb∧ms on the growth and development of the breed. The Lb∧ms transmits tranovarially as well as perorally at low level. Larvae developed from the eggs laid by female, infected with Lb∧ms were as normal as larvae developed from the eggs laid by healthy female.
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