On the functional significance of symbiotic microorganisms in the Homoptera: A comparative study of Acyrthosiphon pisum and Nilaparvata lugens

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 86-93

  Wilkinson, T L ^a,b   Ishikawa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Aphid; Aposymbiotic; Bacteria; Insect; Planthopper; Symbiosis; Yeast like symbionts

Indexed keywords

APHID; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GROWTH RATE; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MICROORGANISM; NUTRITION;

EID: 0035094086     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2001.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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