Diagnosis of baculovirus infection in coconut rhinoceros beetles by examination of excreta
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1986
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Oryctes rhinoceros beetles, when infected with Oryctes baculovirus, excreted gut epithelial cells having hypertrophied nuclei, between the third and ninth day post-inoculation. Detection of such abnormal nuclei in the excreta was used as a method of diagnosis of baculovirus infection in field-collected beetles, needed alive for various experiments. This method eliminates the need for sacrificing the beetles for mid-gut examination, a routine method of diagnosis.
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Oryctes rhinoceros, baculovirus infection, excretion, epithelial cells, nuclei, hypertrophied, diagnostic method
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Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, 93(4), 379-383, 1986