Symbiotic bacteria (Erwinia sp.) in the gut of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) do not affect its ability to transmit tospovirus

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-266

  de Vries, Egbert J ^a   Van de Wetering, Fennet ^b   Van der Hoek, Marieke M ^b   Jacobs, Gerrit ^a   Breeuwer, Johannes A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Erwinia; Frankliniella occidentalis; Larval stage; Thripidae; TSWV; Virus bacteria interaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LARVA; SYMBIOSIS; THRIPS; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

EID: 84865184354     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2012.034     Document Type: Article

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