Physiology of Infection by the Red-Pigmented Bacterium. Serratia marcescens Bizio in the Tobacco Caterpillar, Spodoptera litura F.

R. GOVINDARAJAN; S. JAYARAJ; and K. NARAYANAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03158

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Physiology of Infection by the Red-Pigmented Bacterium. Serratia marcescens Bizio in the Tobacco Caterpillar, Spodoptera litura F.

R. GOVINDARAJAN S. JAYARAJ and K. NARAYANAN

Volume : 64

Issue: Feb-feb

Pages: 99 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03158

Published: October 11, 2023

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Abstract

Infection of Serratia marcescens Bizio. a red-pigmented bactorium in the tobacco caterpillar. Spodoptera litura F. caused an increase in total nitrogen. protein, DNA. RNA. carbohydrate and glycogen contents and decrease in total fat. An increase in magnesium and sodium, and decrease in calcium and potassium content were also noticed in the case of diseased caterpillars compared to healthy ones.

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https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03158

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99 - 105

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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