Pathobiology of amber disease, caused by Serratia spp., in the New Zealand grass grub, Costelytra zealandica

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 232-243

  Jackson, Trevor A ^a   Boucias, Drion G ^b   Thaler, J Olivier ^c  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Amber disease; Bacterial pathogenesis; Costelytra zealandica; Entomopathogenic bacteria; Scarab; Serratia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COSTELYTRA ZEALANDICA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SERRATIA; SERRATIA ENTOMOPHILA; SERRATIA PROTEAMACULANS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SERRATIA; SOIL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; LARVA; POACEAE; SERRATIA; SOIL;

EID: 0035545105     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.2002.5078     Document Type: Article

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