1998
Verification of Intermediate Hosts in the Life Cycles of Microsporidia by Small Subunit rDNA Sequencing
Vossbrinck C, Andreadis T, Debrunner‐Vossbrinck B. Verification of Intermediate Hosts in the Life Cycles of Microsporidia by Small Subunit rDNA Sequencing. Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1998, 45: 290-292. PMID: 9627989, DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1998.tb04538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall subunit rDNA sequencesIntermediate hostsSmall subunit rDNA sequencingPutative intermediate hostsRibosomal DNA sequencesRDNA sequence dataComparative sequence analysisLaboratory transmission testsLife cycleCollected sporesA. vernalisRDNA sequencesSequence dataDNA sequencesLaboratory transmission studiesPotential intermediate hostsSequence analysisAedes cantatorRDNA sequencingInfected organismVernalisHostSporesMicrosporidium
1992
Laboratory Evaluation of Acanthocyclops vernalis and Diacyclops bicuspidatus thomasi (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) as Predators of Aedes canadensis and Ae. stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae)
Andreadis T, Gere M. Laboratory Evaluation of Acanthocyclops vernalis and Diacyclops bicuspidatus thomasi (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) as Predators of Aedes canadensis and Ae. stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1992, 29: 974-979. PMID: 1460638, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/29.6.974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcanthocyclops vernalisLarval mosquito populationsFood sourcesVernal pool habitatAedes canadensisAlternative food sourcesDiacyclops bicuspidatus thomasiPredatory effectivenessLarval preyA. vernalisCopepod speciesEarly instarsAlternate foodFirst instarVernalisPredatory behaviorMosquito populationsThomasiLaboratory bioassaysCanadensisInstarsHabitatsPredatorsMajor rolePrey
1988
Comparative susceptibility of the copepod Acanthocyclops vernalis to a microsporidian parasite, Amblyospora connecticus, from the mosquito Aedes cantator
Andreadis T. Comparative susceptibility of the copepod Acanthocyclops vernalis to a microsporidian parasite, Amblyospora connecticus, from the mosquito Aedes cantator. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1988, 52: 73-77. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(88)90104-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA. vernalisAcanthocyclops vernalisMicrosporidian parasiteFemale copepodsAedes cantatorAmblyospora connecticusDevelopmental stagesHost developmental stageLaboratory transmission testsEgg sacsField populationsComparative susceptibilityParasite developmentGravid femalesNauplius stageVernalisLateral oviductsAdult malesNormal egg productionAdult femalesCopepodsEgg productionDifferential susceptibilityOvarian infectionParasites
1985
Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host.
Andreadis T. Experimental transmission of a microsporidian pathogen from mosquitoes to an alternate copepod host. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 5574-5577. PMID: 3860877, PMCID: PMC391165, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.16.5574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopepod hostDistinct developmental cyclesEntire developmental sequenceDiploid conditionAlternate hostsPathogen developmentDevelopmental cycleSexual cycleMicrosporidian pathogenAmblyospora spBreeding sitesMeiosporesDifferent sporesCopepodsHostHost adipose tissueMosquitoesDevelopmental sequenceSporesPathogensUltrastructural evidenceGenusVernalisMicrosporidianAmblyospora