M P Shireesh Kumar, Alagesan Keerthana, Priya, Satish Kumar Singh, Dinesh Rai, Aman Jaiswal, Morthala Shankara Sai Reddy
Aphids shelter several bacteria that benefit them in various ways. The associates having an obligatory relationship are non-culturable, while a few of facultative associates are culturable in insect cell lines, axenic media or standard microbiology media. In the present investigation, isolation, and characterization of the culturable bacterial associates of various aphid species, viz., Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi, Sitobion avenae, Schizaphis graminum, and Lipaphis erysimi pseudobrassicae were carried out...
February 13, 2024: Archives of Microbiology