Isolation of some pathogenic bacteria from the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans and its specific predator, Rhizophagus grandis

Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2010 Jan;55(1):35-8. doi: 10.1007/s12223-010-0006-9. Epub 2010 Mar 25.

Abstract

Some bacteria were isolated from Dendroctonus micans and its specific predator, Rhizophagus grandis. Six bacteria from D. micans were identified as Bacillus pumilus, Enterobacter intermedius, Citrobacter freundii, Cellulomonas flavigena, Microbacterium liquefaciens and Enterobacter amnigenus, three bacteria from R. grandis as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pantoea agglomerans and Serratia grimesii, on the basis of fatty acid methyl ester analysis and carbon utilization profile by using Microbial Identification and Biolog Microplate Systems. Their insecticidal effects were tested on larvae and adults of D. micans.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / chemistry
  • Bacteria / classification*
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Bacteria / pathogenicity
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Coleoptera / microbiology*
  • Fatty Acids / analysis
  • Larva / microbiology
  • Survival Analysis
  • Virulence
  • Weevils / microbiology*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids