Characterization of a Bacterial Symbiont Asaia sp. in the White-Backed Planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, and Its Effects on Host Fitness

Characterization of a Bacterial Symbiont Asaia sp. in the White-Backed Planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, and Its Effects on Host Fitness

The white-backed planthopper (WBPH), Sogatella furcifera Horváth (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), is an economically significant rice insect pest that harbors a primary fungal yeast-like symbiont (YLS), and some secondary bacterial symbionts like Wolbachia and Cardinium. In the present study, an additional...

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Main Authors: Fei Li, Hongxia Hua, Asad Ali, Maolin Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Sogatella furcifera
bacterial symbiont
Asaia
infection
host fitness
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02179/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02179/full

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