First identification of bacterial endosymbionts in three South-American spittlebug pests: Notozulia entreriana, Deois mourei and Deois knoblauchii

Spittlebugs cause major pasture damage in the Neotropics. As most xylem-feeders, they depend on microbial symbionts to supply essential amino acids to their diet. Here, the obligate nutritional endosymbiont ‘Candidatus Sulcia muelleri’ (Bacteroidetes) was detected in three main cercopid pests of Sou...

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Main Authors: Foieri, Alvaro, Decker Franco, Cecilia, Marino de Remes Lenicov, Ana María, Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12347
http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol75-2022-015-020foieri.pdf

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