Chitra, C and Karanth, NGK and Vasantharajan, VN (1974) Studies on "Sappe" disease of the silkworm, Bombyx mori : II. Effect of age of larvae on the manifestation of the disease. In: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 24 (2). pp. 248-252.
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The effect of age of the larvae on the manifestation of the "Sappe" disease of the silkworm by oral inoculation of different pathogens, viz., Aerobacter cloacae, Pseudomonas boreopolis, Escherichia freundii, Achromobacter delmarvae, A. Superficialis, Pseudomonas ovalis, and Staphylococcus albus was tested. It was found that the reaction of the larva to the pathogen was influenced by its age. Some, e.g., Escherichia freundii, were more lethal when introduced at early stages whereas certain others, e.g., Aerobacter cloacae and Staphylococcus albus, caused maximum damage when invading older larvae. Irrespective of the age of infection, death of the worms mainly occurred during molting and before spinning. The studies also indicated that growth and mortality of the larvae were affected differentially by the pathogens.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Microbiology & Cell Biology |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Dec 2009 07:37 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2009 07:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/23628 |
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