Diversity and localization of bacterial endosymbionts from whitefly species collected in Brazil.

Whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) are sap-sucking insect pests, and some cause serious damage in agricultural crops by direct feeding and by transmitting plant viruses. Whiteflies maintain close associations with bacterial endosymbionts that can significantly influence their biology. All whitefly...

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Main Authors: Julio Massaharu Marubayashi, Adi Kliot, Valdir Atsushi Yuki, Jorge Alberto Marques Rezende, Renate Krause-Sakate, Marcelo Agenor Pavan, Murad Ghanim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108363