title: An association between the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus and an entomophthoralean fungus of the genus Neozygites.
abstract: A fungal pathogen provisionally identified as Neozygites cf. acaridis has recently been isolated from the Antarctic oribatid mite Alaskozetes antarcticus. The identification of the fungus is discussed with reference to recent changes in the taxonomy of Neozygites. The potential role of the fungus in the Antarctic mite populations is considered in relation to the known mite life cycles, and the particular environmental conditions in the Antarctic.
authors.affiliation: British Antarctic Survey, NERC, High Cross, Madingley Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK. pdbr@bas.ac.uk
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Bridge
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Worland
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000864:Antarctic Regions; D044822:Biodiversity; D003081:Cold Climate; D020091:Entomophthorales / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D008925:Mites / Q000382:microbiology*
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