Isolation, characterization, and molecular identification of bacteria from the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) midgut

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-209

  Li, Haiwen ^a   Medina, Freder ^a   Vinson, S Bradleigh ^a   Coates, Craig J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16s rRNA gene; Bacteria; Biological control; Red imported fire ant; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BACTERIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, BACTERIAL; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 24044482578     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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