Detection of Wolbachia (Alphaproteobacteria: rickettsiales) in three species of terrestrial isopods (crustacea: isopoda: oniscidea) in Brazil
Braz. j. microbiol
; 43(2): 711-715, Apr.-June 2012. ilus, tab
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in En
| LILACS
| ID: lil-644489
Responsible library:
BR32.1
ABSTRACT
Terrestrial isopods are widely infected with Wolbachia. However, little is known about the presence of bacteria in the Neotropical species. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis of presence of Wolbachia infection in the native species of terrestrial isopods, Atlantoscia floridana and Circoniscus bezzii, and in the introduced species Burmoniscus meeusei.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Rickettsiaceae
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Rickettsiaceae Infections
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In Vitro Techniques
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Base Sequence
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Marine Fauna
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Gene Amplification
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Wolbachia
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Isopoda
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
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