Assessment of bacterial endosymbiont diversity in <it>Otiorhynchus</it> spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) larvae using a multitag 454 pyrosequencing approach

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Weevils of the genus <it>Otiorhynchus</it> are regarded as devastating pests in a wide variety of horticultural crops worldwide. So far, little is known on the presence of endosymbionts in <it>Otiorhynchus</it>...

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Main Authors: Hirsch Jacqueline, Strohmeier Stephan, Pfannkuchen Martin, Reineke Annette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/S1/S6