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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 ''Photo ... [...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. 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 ''Costelytra giveni'' (mischaracterized as '' Costelytra zealandica'' prior to 2016), commonly known as New Zealand grass grub, is a scarab beetle that is endemic to New Zealand and is a prevalent pasture pest. Taxonomy ''Costelytra giveni'' wa ...'' after Given. References Melol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bacteria Described In 1988
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep biosphere of Earth's crust Earth's crust is Earth's thin outer shell of rock, referring to less than 1% of Earth's radius and volume. It is the top component of the lithosphere, a division of Earth's layers that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle. The .... Bacteria are vital in many stages of the nutrient cycle by recycling nutrients such as the fixation of nitrogen from the Earth's atmosphere, atmosphere. The nutrient cycle includes the decomposition of cadaver, dead bodies; bacteria are responsible for the putrefaction stage in this process. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
