A model of insect pathogen dynamics in which a pathogenic bacterium can also reproduce saprophytically

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1416, 1999, Pages 233-240

  Godfray, H C J ^a   Briggs, C J ^b   Barlow, N D ^c   O'Callaghan, M ^c   Glare, T R ^c   Jackson, T A ^c  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Disease models; Insects; Pastures; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; INSECT; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; MODEL; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SERRATIA;

COSTELYTRA ZEALANDICA; SERRATIA ENTOMOPHILA;

EID: 0033531334     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0627     Document Type: Article

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