Internal and external mycoflora of the American dog tick,Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), and its ecological implications |
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| Authors: | Yoder Jay A Hanson Peter E Zettler Lawrence W Benoit Joshua B Ghisays Fiorella Piskin Kurt A |
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| Institution: | Department of Biology, Undergraduate Research Program, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio 45501, USA. jyoder@wittenberg.edu |
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| Abstract: | Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, the anamorph of Microascus brevicaulis (Microascaceae, Ascomycota), has been identified in the body contents of the tick Dermacentor variabilis. After topical application of the fungal inoculum, tick mortality was marked. This is the first account describing the internal mycoflora of D. variabilis with a novel technique used to recover potential biological control agents. |
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