A hemocoelic Candida parasite of the American cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattidae).
A hemocoelic Candida parasite of the American cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattidae).
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美洲大蠊（网翅目：蜚蠊科）的血腔念珠菌寄生虫。
DOI：
10.1093/jee/80.6.1205
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发表时间：
1987
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Crochen,FC
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作者：
Verrett,JM;Green,KB;Gamble,LM;Crochen,FC
An infection by a yeast in a colony of American cockroaches,Periplaneta americana(L.), causes extreme paralysis that leads to death. Examination of hemolymph revealed the presence of ellipsoidal yeast cells that have been identified as a newCandidaspecies. The pathogen has been given an accession number and made a part of the permanent USDA collection of yeasts. Electron microscopy of cockroach hemolymph containing theCandidacells indicated that of the two main cockroach hemocyte types, granulocytes are more susceptible to damage than plasmatocytes, and cytoplasmic disintegration proceeds much faster than that of the nucleus. Cockroach hemocytes respond to presence of the yeast by both phagocytosis and encapsulation. Consideration of the possibility of using the fungus in biological control of the cockroach is premature at this time because sibling species ofCandidaare human pathogens. Extensive toxicity and allergenicity tests are needed. Because not all cockroaches succumb to theCandidainfection, further study of parasitic interactions are valuable in elucidating the nature of immunological responses in the American cockroach.
