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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Serratia entomophila"”.
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The soil ecology of Serratia entomophila, A bacterial pathogen of the New Zealand grass grub, Costelytra zealandica (White)
Serratia entomophila (Enterobacteriaceae) is a newly described species of bacterium, currently being developed as a biological control agent for the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica (White) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). The bacterium causes amber disease; the larvae stop feeding and …
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Defining genomic drivers of evolution in the entomopathogenic Serratia spp. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
… Since the early 1990s, isolates of the bacterium Serratia entomophila have been utilised as biocontrol agents, causing amber disease specific to larvae of the New Zealand endemic grass pest, Costelytra giveni (Coleoptera. Scarabaeidae). Serratia proteamaculans, another causal agent of amber …