Horizontal transmission of the symbiotic bacterium <it>Asaia</it> sp. in the leafhopper <it>Scaphoideus titanus</it> Ball (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Horizontal transmission of the symbiotic bacterium <it>Asaia</it> sp. in the leafhopper <it>Scaphoideus titanus</it> Ball (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacteria of the genus <it>Asaia</it> have been recently recognized as secondary symbionts of different sugar-feeding insects, including the leafhopper <it>Scaphoideus titanus</it>, vector of Flavescence dorée...

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Main Authors: Gonella Elena, Crotti Elena, Rizzi Aurora, Mandrioli Mauro, Favia Guido, Daffonchio Daniele, Alma Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/S1/S4

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