Internal and external mycoflora of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), and its ecological implications

Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, the anamorph of Microascus brevicaulis (Microascaceae, Ascomycota), has been identified in the body contents of the tick Dermacentor variabilis. After topical application of the fungal inoculum, tick mortality was marked. This is the first account describing the internal...

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Published in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology Vol. 69; no. 8; pp. 4994 - 4996
Main Authors:	Yoder, J.A, Hanson, P.E, Zettler, L.W, Benoit, J.B, Ghisays, F, Piskin, K.A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01-08-2003
Subjects:	animal parasites and pests animal pathogenic fungi animal tissues Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Ascomycota Ascomycota - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences biological control biological control agents Dermacentor - microbiology Dermacentor variabilis Dogs Ecology exoskeleton Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fungi Invertebrate Microbiology isolation Microascaceae Microascus brevicaulis Microbial ecology mortality mycoses Normal microflora of man and animals. Rumen Parasites Pest Control, Biological Scopulariopsis Scopulariopsis brevicaulis tick control ticks Parasitiformes Dermacentor variabilis Biological control Microflora Fungi Arachnida Acari Ixodida Arthropoda Invertebrata Application Ixodidae Thallophyta
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Summary:	Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, the anamorph of Microascus brevicaulis (Microascaceae, Ascomycota), has been identified in the body contents of the tick Dermacentor variabilis. After topical application of the fungal inoculum, tick mortality was marked. This is the first account describing the internal mycoflora of D. variabilis with a novel technique used to recover potential biological control agents.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Biology, Wittenberg University, Ward St. at North Wittenburg Ave., P.O. Box 720, Springfield, OH 45501. Phone: (937) 327-6389. Fax: (937) 327-6487. E-mail: jyoder@wittenberg.edu.
ISSN:	0099-2240 1098-5336
DOI:	10.1128/AEM.69.8.4994-4996.2003