title: First report and spore ultrastructure of Vairimorpha plodiae (Opisthokonta: Microspora) from Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in Turkey.
abstract: The present study describes the first isolation and characterization of Vairimorpha plodiae, a microsporidian pathogen of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), from Turkey. We present characteristic light and electron microscopical features of the spores. Fresh binucleate spores are oval and measure 4.48 ± 0.23 (4.01-4.84) µm in length and 2.21 ± 0.15 (1.91-2.48) µm in width. Ultrastructural studies showed that the spore wall measures 150 to 200 nm and consists of a clear endospore (125-150 nm) and an electron-dense, uniform, thin exospore (30-50 nm). The polar filament is isofilar and with 10-12 coils. The well-developed polaroplast consists of two parts with thin lamellae anteriorly and thick, irregularly arranged lamellae posteriorly. The identity of our isolate is discussed.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pınar Güngör
authors.forename: Beyza
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gonca Güner
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Radek
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linde
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D008853:Microscopy; D016814:Microsporidia / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014421:Turkey