Sensitivity comparison of PCR primers for detecting Wolbachia in spider mites

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 379-383

  Hong, Xiao Yue ^a,b   Gotoh, Tetsuo ^b   Noda, Hiroaki ^c  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

16S; ftsZ; Spider mites; Wolbachia; wsp

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; OLIGONYCHUS; OLIGONYCHUS GOTOHI; PANONYCHUS MORI; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS KANZAWAI; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0036389021     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.379     Document Type: Article

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