Hessian Fly-Associated Bacteria: Transmission, Essentiality, and Composition

Plant-feeding insects have been recently found to use microbes to manipulate host plant physiology and morphology. Gall midges are one of the largest groups of insects that manipulate host plants extensively. Hessian fly (HF, Mayetiola destructor) is an important pest of wheat and a model system for...

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Main Authors: Bansal, Raman, Hulbert, Scot, Schemerhorn, Brandi, Reese, John C., Whitworth, R. Jeff, Stuart, Jeffrey J., Chen, Ming-Shun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3156707/