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Serratia Entomophila
''Serratia entomophila'' is a species of bacteria that like its cogenerate species uses itaconate. It was first isolated from the grass grub ''Costelytra zealandica'' infected with amber disease, suggesting some involvement in the latter. Its type strain is A1T (ATCC 43705T). References Further reading *Nuñez-Valdez, M. Eugenia, et al. "Identification of a putative Mexican strain of ''Serratia entomophila'' pathogenic against root-damaging larvae of Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera)." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74.3 (2008): 802–810. *Hurst, Mark RH, Travis R. Glare, and Trevor A. Jackson. "Cloning ''Serratia entomophila'' antifeeding genes—a putative defective prophage active against the grass grub ''Costelytra zealandica''." Journal of Bacteriology 186.15 (2004): 5116–5128. *Hurst, Mark RH, et al. "Plasmid-located pathogenicity determinants of Serratia entomophila, the causal agent of amber disease of grass grub, show similarity to the insecticidal toxins of ''Photor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costelytra Zealandica
''Costelytra zealandica'' (commonly known as the grass grub) is a species of scarab beetle found in forested areas of greater Wellington Greater Wellington, also known as the Wellington Region (Māori: ''Te Upoko o te Ika''), is a non-unitary region of New Zealand that occupies the southernmost part of the North Island. The region covers an area of , and has a population of T .... It was originally described in 1846 by the British entomologist Adam White as ''Rhisotrogus zealandicus'' from a specimen obtained during the Ross expedition. The species is known to feed on roots of plants and trees, so is considered a pest for many farm pastures. Prior to 2016, the New Zealand grass grub was mischaracterized as ''C. zealandica''. In 2016 Coca-Abia and Romero-Samper found differences in syntype specimens between White's (1846) ''C. zealandica'' and Given's (1952) description and revised the species name of the latter to '' Costelytra giveni'' after Given. References Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |