ISSN:
1573-0832
Keywords:
Insect (Nezara viridula)
;
phaeohyphomycosis
;
Curvularia lunata
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Curvularia lunata was found causing (disseminated phaeohyphomycosis among a group of Nezara viridula (Insecta:Heteroptera) parasitizing vegetable crop Vigna unguiculata. Dark lesions were seen on pronotum and abdominal sterna. Experimental lesions were produced by applying 0.1 ml of 6.2 × 108cfu/ml−1 on abdominal sterna. Histopathology revealed that almost all internal organs and tissues showed extensive damage. It is interesting to note that C. lunata exhibited predeliction for chitinous tissues and elicited cellular immune response by granulocytes (phagocytosis). This is the first report of phaeohyphomycosis of an insect, extending the disease to invertebrates.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00436088
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