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Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 'Rickettsiella agriotidis', an intracellular bacterial pathogen of Agriotes wireworms.
Current microbiology - 1 Jan 2013
Schuster Christina, Kleespies Regina G, Ritter Claudia, Feiertag Simon, Leclerque Andreas
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Wireworms, the polyphagous larvae of click beetles belonging to the genus Agriotes (Coleoptera: Elateridae) are severe and widespread agricultural pests that affect numerous crops globally. A new bacterial specimen identified in diseased wireworms had previously been shown by microscopy and 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene-based phylogenetic reconstruction to belong to the taxonomic genus Rickettsiella...
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