MASS-PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF VAIRIMORPHA-NECATRIX (PROTOZOA, MICROSPORIDA)

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作者
FUXA, JR [1 ]
BROOKS, WM [1 ]
机构
[1] N CAROLINA STATE UNIV, DEPT ENTOMOL, RALEIGH, NC 27650 USA
关键词
Microsporida; Vairimorpha necatrix; in vivo production of; storage of;
D O I
10.1016/0022-2011(79)90135-6
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Mass production and storage methods were evaluated for maximization of spores of Vairimorpha necatrix, a promising protozoan for microbial control due to its virulence and prolificity in lepidopterous pests. In vivo spore production was at a maximum when 3rd instar Heliothis zea were exposed to 6.6 spores/mm2 of artificial diet surface and reared for 15 days. Approximately 1.67 × 1010 spores/larva were produced, or ca. 1 × 1010 spores/larva after partial purification of the spores by homogenization of the larvae in water, filtration, and centrifugation. The spores were inactivated by relatively short exposures to several chemicals which were tested to counteract contamination of the diet surface by fungi in the spore inoculum. Spores of V. necatrix were stored at refrigerated and freezing temperatures for up to 2 years and bioassayed periodically with 2nd instar H. zea. Spores lost little infectivity after 23 months at 6°C if they were stored in a purified water suspension plus antibiotic, but they were noninfective after 18 months at 6°C if stored in host tissue. Storage at -15°C caused little loss of infectivity whether the spores were stored in water and glycerine, in host tissue, or after lyophilization. The spores withstood lyophilization in host cadavers better than in purified water suspension. Samples of a dry V. necatrix-corn meal formulation, which was prepared for field efficacy tests and stored at -15° and 6°C, were highly infective after 9 months. Large numbers of V. necatrix spores can thus be produced and later made available for microbial control field trials with little loss of infectivity. © 1979.
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