Ultrastructure, characteristic features and occurrence of Nosema leptinotarsae Lipa, 1968, a microsporidian pathogen of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Yaman M., Ozcan N., Radek R., Linde A., Lipa J. J.

ACTA PARASITOLOGICA, vol.56, no.1, pp.1-7, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.2478/s11686-011-0009-y
  • Journal Name: ACTA PARASITOLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-7
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper presents the ultrastructure and characteristic features of Nosema leptinotarsae infecting L. decemlineata collected in Trabzon (Turkey). Fresh spores are oval, 4.69 +/- 0.19 mu m in length and 2.43 +/- 0.12 mu m in width (n = 50). The spore wall is thick and measures 180 to 250 nm and consists of a clear endospore (130 to 170 nm) and an electron-dense, uniform exospore (50 to 80 nm). The polar filament is isofilar and has 15-16 coils. The well-developed polaroplast has a lamellated structure with thin lamellae. The ultrastructural features of Nosema leptinotarsae differ from those of other microsporidia infecting chrysomelids.