Some aspects of the persistence of moraxella bovis on the external surface of the face fly (musca autumnalis) degeer

Author

Robert Banks Simpson

Date of Award

12-1981

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Entomology and Plant Pathology

Major Professor

Reid R. Gerhardt

Committee Members

Charles D. Pless, John W. Allen

Abstract

Face flies were contaminated externally with Moraxella bovis. The maximum period of recovery of M. bovis from the flies was eight hours. Exposure to high humidity lengthened the time at which M. bovis was isolated from contaminated flies. Exposure to ultraviolet light reduced the amounts of M. bovis recovered from flies. M. bovis was found in the crops of face flies that were contaminated with a liquid layer of M. bovis and saline.

Recommended Citation

Simpson, Robert Banks, "Some aspects of the persistence of moraxella bovis on the external surface of the face fly (musca autumnalis) degeer. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1981.
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