Specific detection and localization of microsporidian parasites in invertebrate hosts by using in situ hybridization

Aurore Dubuffet, Judith E. Smith, Leellen Solter, M. Alejandra Perotti, Henk R. Braig, Alison M. Dunn

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Abstract

We designed fluorescence in situ hybridization probes for two distinct microsporidian clades and demonstrated their application in detecting, respectively, Nosema/Vairimorpha and Dictyoceola species. We used them to study the vertical transmission of two microsporidia infecting the amphipod Gammarus duebeni.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)385-388
Number of pages4
JournalApplied and environmental microbiology
Volume79
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Food Science
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Ecology

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