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

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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.

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Abbreviations

FA(s):

fatty acid(s)

FAME(s):

fatty acid methyl ester(s)

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey

    M. Yaman

  2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ordu University, 52750, Persembe/Ordu, Turkey

    Ö. Ertürk

  3. Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural Faculty, Atatürk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey

    İ. Aslan

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Yaman, M., Ertürk, Ö. & Aslan, İ. Isolation of some pathogenic bacteria from the great spruce bark beetle, Dendroctonus micans and its specific predator, Rhizophagus grandis . Folia Microbiol 55, 35–38 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-010-0006-9

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