Removal of fungal contaminants and their DNA from the surface of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) prior to a molecular survey of endosymbionts

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 702-705

  Meyer, Jason M ^a,b   Hoy, Marjorie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cladosporium; Diaphorina citri; Endosymbiont; Microbial diversity; PCR; Penicillium; Surface sterilization; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDOSYMBIONT; FUNGUS; LOUSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; DIAPHORINA CITRI; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; PENICILLIUM; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 56849091002     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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