Microbial symbionts: A resource for the management of insect-related problems

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-317

  Crotti, Elena ^a   Balloi, Annalisa ^a,b   Hamdi, Chadlia ^c   Sansonno, Luigi ^a   Marzorati, Massimo ^d   Gonella, Elena ^e   Favia, Guido ^f   Cherif, Ameur ^c   Bandi, Claudio ^a   Alma, Alberto ^e   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Micro4yoU srl   (Italy)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETOBACTER; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTHROPOD; COLONY COLLAPSE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROCOCCUS; FIRMICUTES; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSECT; LACTOBACILLUS; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; MICROBIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PROCEDURES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE; SYMBIONT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84859878267     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2011.00312.x     Document Type: Review

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