NEW SPECIES OF CHLAMYDOMYZIUM FROM JAPAN AND PURE CULTURE OF MYZOCYTIOPSIS SPECIES

Four isolates of Myzocytiopsidales infecting Rhabditis nematodes, Dist ylae rotifers and nematode eggs, are described. Some of these, and oth er species of Myzocytiopsidales, were obtained in pure culture for the first time. Reinfection of host organisms from pure culture, fulfilli ng Koch's postulates was achieved for all species in axenic culture.