Laboratory Guide to Insect Pathogens and Parasites
Laboratory Guide to Insect Pathogens and Parasites

Author: G.O. Poinar Jr.

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 146848544X

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After the publication of the Diagnostic Manual for the Identification of Insect Pathogens, the authors received many queries asking why they had not included the larger metazoan parasites as well as the microbial forms. An examination of the literature indicated that pictorial guides to the identification of nematodes and the immature stages of insect parasites were unavailable. Consequently we decided to rewrite the sections cover ing insect pathogens and combine these with new sections on ento mogenous nematodes and the immature stages of insect parasites. The result is the present laboratory guide, which is unique in covering all types of biotic agents which are found inside insects and cause them injury or disease. Included as parasites are insects and nematodes. Among the pathogens included are viruses, rickettsias, bacteria, fungi, and protozoans. Emphasis is placed on identification with an attempt to use the most easily recognizable characters. Use of a certain number of technical terms is unavoidable, and explanations of these can be found in most biological dictionaries or the glossary of invertebrate pathology prepared by Steinhaus and Martignoni (1970).

Parasites and Pathogens of Insects
Parasites and Pathogens of Insects

Author: Nancy E. Beckage

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 008091649X

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Both volumes of Parasites and Pathogens of Insects provide in-depth coverage of the interface between insect parasites and pathogens and hosts, and explore the relationships between these partners. They emphasize biochemical and molecular interactions, basic biology, and the roles of hormones, receptors, and other cellular components in modulating interactions between host insects and attacking agents. These topics also are assessed in relation to biotechnology and biological control. In the short term, these volumes fill a void in current literature by emphasizing basic interactions at the biochemical and molecular levels. In the long term, these interactions may provide avenues for exploitation to enhance the rate of "beneficial" parasitism or to reduce the rates of disease transmission and infection of vertebrate hosts. Presents the latest information on insect parasites and pathogens Describes biochemical and molecular host-parasite and host-pathogen relationships Covers mechanisms of insect pathogenicity and resistance Provides exceptional breadth of coverage and authoritative reviews Special topics Transposable elements in insect pathogens Co-evolution and gene transfer between hosts and invaders Biological control

Parasites and Pathogens of Insects
Parasites and Pathogens of Insects

Author: Nancy E. Beckage

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1993-07-29

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Tripartite interactions between symbiotically associated entomopathogenic bacteria, nematodes, and their hosts. The insect immune proteins and the regulation of their genes. Interaction of bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins with the insect midgut epithelium. Viral pathobiology in relation to insect control. Baculoviruses, vertebrate viruses, and cytoskeletons. Baculovirus enhancing proteins as determinants of viral pathogenesis. Invertebrate transposable elements in the baculovirus genome: characterization and significance. Genetic manipulation of the baculovirus genome for insect pest control. Insect resistance to viruses. Biology and mechanisms of insect-cuticle invasion by deuteromycete fungal pathogens. Host-parasitoid-pathogen interactions.

Insect Pathology
Insect Pathology

Author: Yoshinori Tanada

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 681

ISBN-13: 0080926258

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Insect Pathology is designed for a broad spectrum of readers. Is should be useful to students, lecturers, and researchers requiring information about the principles in insect pathology and the biology of pathogens. It should serve as a resource for specialists to learn about other insect pathogen systems, for generalists to become aware of advances in insect pathology, and for scientists and students, beginning or otherwise, interested in learning about insect pathology. This book was originally intended to update the 1949 test by E. A. Steinhaus entitled Principles of Insect Pathology. The purpose for this book was twofold: To serve (1) as a text for an insect pathology and/or biological control class and (2) as a comprehensive reference source. Because this book summarizes much of the available information, its usefulness as a textbook for an insect pathology class is apparent. Although the literature citations are extensive, they are far from complete. The literature in insect pathology is voluminous and for the past decade has been expanding at an almost exponential rate. A complete review of the literature is beyond the scope of the book, and an omission of a reference does not preclude its importance. Our citations, however, should serve as a good starting point for those who wish to obtain further information. We have attempted to cover equally all subdisciplines, but shortcomings are unavoidable. For these, we take full responsibility.

Parasites, a Guide to Laboratory Procedures and Identification
Parasites, a Guide to Laboratory Procedures and Identification

Author: Lawrence R. Ash

Publisher: American Society of Clinical Pathologists Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13:

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This manual has been developed to provide those who are involved in the diagnosis of parasitic diseases with a resource that encompasses the basic technology required for detection of parasites and identification of their diagnostic stages in feces, blood, other body fluids, and tissues. In addition to the technical procedures described, a summary of the morphologic charateristics that are used in the identification of protozoa and helminths is provided as well as line drawings, original color representations of the stages of the human malarial parasites, and photomicrographs of the diagnostic stages of many parasites.

Parasites and Pathogens of Insects
Parasites and Pathogens of Insects

Author: Nancy E. Beckage

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1993-08-12

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780120844401

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Both volumes of Parasites and Pathogens of Insects provide in-depth coverage of the interface between insect parasites and pathogens and hosts, and explore the relationships between these partners. They emphasize biochemical and molecular interactions, basic biology, and the roles of hormones, receptors, and other cellular components in modulating interactions between host insects and attacking agents. These topics also are assessed in relation to biotechnology and biological control. In the short term, these volumes fill a void in current literature by emphasizing basic interactions at the biochemical and molecular levels. In the long term, these interactions may provide avenues for exploitation to enhance the rate of "beneficial" parasitism or to reduce the rates of disease transmission and infection of vertebrate hosts.

Diagnostic Manual for the Identification of Insect Pathogens
Diagnostic Manual for the Identification of Insect Pathogens

Author: George Poinar

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1978-02

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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This manual was prepared for the diagnosis of insect diseases caused by infectious agents. The agents (or pathogens) included here are fungi, protozoans, bacteria, viruses, and rickettsias. The present work was prepared after much deliberation and discussion with students and teachers who felt a guide of this type would be valuable for diagnosing the microbial diseases of insects. It was modeled after a seminar given on the same subject at Berke ley, which had as its major goal the recognition and identification of insect pathogens for practical purposes. The present work in cludes numerous timesaving "short cuts" which were developed after years of experience of diagnosing insect diseases. Although emphasis is placed on identification, general back ground information on the various pathogens is also included. Thus, under each of the five groups of pathogens, the following topics are discussed: (1) various types of associations with insects, (2) defini tion and classification, (3) general life cycle, (4) characteristics of diseased insects, (5) factors affecting natural infections, (6) methods of examination, (7) isolation and cultivation, (8) important taxonomic characters, (9) tests for infectivity, (10) storage, (11) an illustrated key to the genera (or group in the case of viruses), and (12) literature, especially that pertaining to identification. Although often included with insect pathogens, entomogenous nematodes are not covered here since illustrated keys to those gen era that infect insects are already available (Poinar, 1975, 1977).

Principles of Insect Pathology
Principles of Insect Pathology

Author: Drion G. Boucias

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1998-11-30

Total Pages: 570

ISBN-13: 9780412035913

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Principles of Insect Pathology, a text written from a pathological viewpoint, is intended for graduate-level students and researchers with a limited background in microbiology and in insect diseases. The book explains the importance of insect diseases and illuminates the complexity and diversity of insect-microbe relationships. Principles of Insect Pathology combines the disciplines of microbiology (virology, bacteriology, mycology, protozoology), pathology, and immunology within the context of the insect host, providing a format which is understandable to entomologists, microbiologists, and comparative pathologists.