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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/S1/S6 |