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Chitinisation of Parasites in Mosquitos

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

S. L. Brug
S. L. Brug
Affiliation:
Geneeskundig Laboratorium, Batavia, Java.
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Various instances of the formation of a chitinous capsule around parasites in mosquitos have been described in literature. Worms as well as Protozoa, Hyphomycetes and bacilli have been seen encapsuled in this way.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , July 1932 , pp. 229 - 231
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1932

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