Spiroplasmas: Diversity of Arthropod Reservoirs and Host-Parasite Relationships
- 2 July 1982
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 217 (4554) , 57-59
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.217.4554.57
Abstract
Spiroplasmas were found in 11 new insect hosts representing four orders: Hymenoptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera. Three of the new spiroplasmas were serologically distinct from all existing groups or subgroups. A spiroplasma that infects digestive tracts of Colorado potato beetles may be transmitted to uninfected insects that feed on contaminated plants. This simple type of spiroplasma-insect relationship may explain a growing list of isolations of spiroplasmas and other wall-less prokaryotes from plant surfaces.Keywords
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