New Spiroplasma in parasitic Leptus mites and their Agathemera walking stick hosts from Argentina
Here we report the presence of Spiroplasma 16S rRNA in populations of two parasitic Leptus mites (Leptus sayi; Leptus lomani) and their Agathemera walking stick hosts. In walking sticks Spiroplasmas were detected in the gut, as well as muscle-tissues, but not in eggs. Throughout Argentina 15.4% of L...
Published in: | Journal of Invertebrate Pathology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/83153 |