Elaphoidella taroi: The intermediate copepod host in Fiji for the mosquito pathogenic fungus Coelomomyces |
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| Authors: | M.K. Toohey G. Prakash M.S. Geottel J.S. Pillai |
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| Affiliation: | Vector Research Unit, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 30, Suva, Fiji;Department of Microbiology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Five species of copepods were screened for their ability to transmit Coelomomyces sp. in Fiji. Only one, a common treehole copepod, Elaphoidella taroi, was found to be the intermediate host. When E. taroi was used, the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti, A. pseudoscutellaris, and A. polynesiensis were susceptible to Coelomomyces sp. infection. |
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| Keywords: | laboratory trials Fiji |
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