Bacterial communities of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii associated with Bt cotton in northern China

Aphids are infected with a wide variety of endosymbionts that can confer ecologically relevant traits. However, the bacterial communities of most aphid species are still poorly characterized. This study investigated the bacterial diversity of the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii associated with Bt cotton...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Yao, Zhang, Shuai, Luo, Jun-Yu, Wang, Chun-Yi, Lv, Li-Min, Cui, Jin-Jie
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4832190/