TY - JOUR
T1 - The microbial flora of Aphis gossypii
T2 - Patterns across host plants and geographical space
AU - Najar-Rodríguez, Adriana J.
AU - McGraw, Elizabeth A.
AU - Mensah, Robert K.
AU - Pittman, Geoffrey W.
AU - Walter, Gimme H.
PY - 2009/2
Y1 - 2009/2
N2 - The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii, has a worldwide distribution and causes damage to numerous economically important crops. The bacterial symbionts associated with cotton aphids, sampled mainly from malvaceous and cucurbitaceous plants within Japan and Australia, were characterised using molecular profiling approaches. The goal was to document the aphid symbionts present and determine if patterns of microbial diversity are consistent with the existence of host plant related cryptic species in A. gossypii. The bacterial profiles of the aphids are diverse and reflect local geography more than host plant use.
AB - The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii, has a worldwide distribution and causes damage to numerous economically important crops. The bacterial symbionts associated with cotton aphids, sampled mainly from malvaceous and cucurbitaceous plants within Japan and Australia, were characterised using molecular profiling approaches. The goal was to document the aphid symbionts present and determine if patterns of microbial diversity are consistent with the existence of host plant related cryptic species in A. gossypii. The bacterial profiles of the aphids are diverse and reflect local geography more than host plant use.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jip.2008.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jip.2008.10.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 19026656
AN - SCOPUS:58649091976
SN - 0022-2011
VL - 100
SP - 123
EP - 126
JO - Journal of invertebrate pathology
JF - Journal of invertebrate pathology
IS - 2
ER -