Orally Delivered Scorpion Antimicrobial Peptides Exhibit Activity against Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and Its Bacterial Symbionts

Orally Delivered Scorpion Antimicrobial Peptides Exhibit Activity against Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and Its Bacterial Symbionts

Aphids are severe agricultural pests that damage crops by feeding on phloem sap and vectoring plant pathogens. Chemical insecticides provide an important aphid control strategy, but alternative and sustainable control measures are required to avoid rapidly emerging resistance, environmental contamin...

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Main Authors: Karen Luna-Ramirez, Marisa Skaljac, Jens Grotmann, Phillipp Kirfel, Andreas Vilcinskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Acyrthosiphon pisum
scorpion toxins
symbiosis
antimicrobial peptides
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/9/261

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