Microbial population and diversity on the exoskeletons of four insect species associated with gorse (Ulex europaeus L.)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 370-379

  Yamoah, Emmanuel ^a   Jones, E Eirian ^a   Weld, Richard J ^a,e   Suckling, David M ^b   Waipara, Nick ^c   Bourdôt, Graeme W ^d   Hee, Alvin K W ^a   Stewart, Alison ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^e LINCOLN AGRITECH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fusarium tumidum; Gorse; Insect microflora

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; APION ULICIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRENTIDAE; BRUCHINAE; CLADOSPORIUM; COLEOPTERA; CYDIA; EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM TUMIDUM; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; METHYLOBACTERIUM; METHYLOBACTERIUM AQUATICUM; NECTRIA MAURITIICOLA; PENICILLIUM; PHOMA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS LUTEA; PSEUDOZYMA; SERICOTHRIPS STAPHYLINUS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 55149120758     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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