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Subject: pathogenic fungi and microsporidia
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Does anyone know of a fungus that infects Drosophila? I am looking for
fungal isolates that are pathogenic to either adults or larvae (or both). 

Has anyone noticed "fluffy" fungus-infected flies when out collecting, or
have your lab cultures sucumbed to infection (in the flies rather than the
medium). 

Also does anyone know whether microsporidia are generally pathogenic to
Drosophila and how widespread they are?  

Amy Sanders,
PhD student,
Imperial College, UK



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