title: Transmission of Nosema kingi to offspring of Drosophila willistoni during copulation.
abstract: Transmission of the microsporidian Nosema kingi to offspring of Drosophila willistoni during copulation was investigated. Offspring from matings of infected females and non-infected males, infected males and non-infected females, and both infected females and males were parasitized with N. kingi. 28% of the offspring were infected when the parents mated immediately after exposure to the parasite. However, 43--93% of the offspring were infected with the microsporidian when copulation was delayed 2 weeks post-infection.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003307:Copulation; D004330:Drosophila / Q000469:parasitology*; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male