Spiroplasma leptinotarsae sp. nov., a Mollicute uniquely adapted to its host, the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 906-911

  Hackett, K J ^a,e   Whitcomb, R F ^a   Clark, T B ^a   Henegar, R B ^a   Lynn, D E ^a   Wagner, A G ^a   Tully, J G ^b   Gasparich, G E ^a   Rose, D L ^b   Carle, P ^c   Bove J M ^c   Konai, M ^a   Clark, E A ^a   Adams, J R ^a   Williamson, D L ^d  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOSINE; GLUCOSE; GUANINE; UREA;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEETLE; COLEOPTERA; FERMENTATION; HOST; MOLLICUTES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROPLASMA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; LEPTINOTARSA TEXANA; MOLLICUTES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPIROPLASMA; SPIROPLASMA LEPTINOTARSAE;

EID: 16044375011     PISSN: 00207713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-46-4-906     Document Type: Article

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