Observations on a new intranuclear virus-like particle infecting larvae of a black fly Simulium vittatum (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Observations on a new intranuclear virus-like particle infecting larvae of a black fly Simulium vittatum (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Only 3 types of viruses have yet been isolated from black flies: cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses, iridescent viruses and a densonucleosis virus. In 1983, a viral infection was detected in a winter developing population of Simulium vittatum near Trois-Rivieres, Canada. About 1 % of the larvae showed...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diseases of aquatic organisms 1986-07, Vol.1 (2), p.147-150
Hauptverfasser: Charpentier, G, Back, C, Garzon, S, Strykowski, H
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Sprache:eng
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Freshwater
Simuliidae
Simulium vittatum
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Zusammenfassung:Only 3 types of viruses have yet been isolated from black flies: cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses, iridescent viruses and a densonucleosis virus. In 1983, a viral infection was detected in a winter developing population of Simulium vittatum near Trois-Rivieres, Canada. About 1 % of the larvae showed a translucent band in their mid-portion. Electron microscopy showed in these larvae a virus-like particle in the nucleus of columnar cells of the gut epithelium. Further studies on this new type of virus are in progress.
ISSN:0177-5103