Histopathology of the European chafer,Amphimallon majalis,infected with Bacillus popilliae |
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Authors: | CM Splittstoesser H Tashiro SL Lin KH Steinkraus BJ Fiori |
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Institution: | New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, New York 14456 USA |
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Abstract: | Third-instar larvae of the European chafer were challenged orally or by injection with spore suspensions of Bacillus popilliae. The pathogenesis was investigated by histological examination of larvae sacrificed at various exposure times. Spores germinated in the center of hemocytic capsules when injected and probably in the lumen of the anterior intestine when ingested. Following preliminary multiplication inside the basement membrane of the midgut, vegetative cells penetrated and continued to multiply in the hemolymph. Whether larvae were infected by ingestion or injection, the bacilli concentrated in connective tissue sheaths or in close association with hemocytes for sporulation. |
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