Girolami, V.


Publications
3

Evidence of two lineages of the symbiont ‘Candidatus Erwinia dacicola’ in Italian populations of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) based on 16S rRNA gene sequences

Citation
Savio et al. (2012). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62 (1)
Names
Ca. Erwinia dacicola
Abstract
The close association between the olive flyBactrocera oleae(Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and bacteria has been known for more than a century. Recently, the presence of a host-specific, hereditary, unculturable symbiotic bacterium, designated ‘CandidatusErwinia dacicola’, has been described inside the cephalic organ of the fly, called the oesophageal bulb. In the present study, the 16S rRNA gene sequence variability of ‘Ca.E. dacicola’ was examined within and between 26 Italian olive fly populat