Isolation and Molecular Identification of Microsporidian Pathogen Causing Nosemosis in Muga Silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

Microsporidia are intracellular fungal parasites and they are the most common pathogens for sericulture. Microsporidian sp. can cause pebrine, a dreadful disease and lead to destructive disorder in Muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer by vertical and horizontal transmission. This disease is th...

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Published in:Indian journal of microbiology 2019-12, Vol.59 (4), p.525-529
Main Authors: Subrahmanyam, G., Esvaran, Vijaya Gowri, Ponnuvel, Kangayam Muthusamy, Hassan, W., Chutia, M., Das, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antheraea assamensis
Bioassays
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blocking
Butterflies & moths
Disease transmission
Insects
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Microsporidia
Nosema
Parasites
Pathogens
Phylogeny
rRNA
Sericulture
Short Communications
Silk
Silkworms
Weight
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Summary:Microsporidia are intracellular fungal parasites and they are the most common pathogens for sericulture. Microsporidian sp. can cause pebrine, a dreadful disease and lead to destructive disorder in Muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer by vertical and horizontal transmission. This disease is the key factor obstructing the developmental progress of Muga culture in India. Nevertheless, molecular identification and characterization of pathogen associated with pebrine disease in A. assamensis is not yet established. Insect bioassay studies revealed that microsporidian infection in Muga silkworm, A. assamensis Helfer significantly reduced ( P 
ISSN:0046-8991
0973-7715
DOI:10.1007/s12088-019-00822-0