Pontes, M.


Publications
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Isolation, Pure Culture, and Characterization of “ Candidatus Arsenophonus arthropodicus,” an Intracellular Secondary Endosymbiont from the Hippoboscid Louse Fly Pseudolynchia canariensis

Citation
Dale et al. (2006). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 72 (4)
Names
Ca. Arsenophonus arthropodicus
Abstract
ABSTRACT Members of the genus Arsenophonus comprise a large group of bacterial endosymbionts that are widely distributed in arthropods of medical, veterinary, and agricultural importance. At present, little is known about the role of these bacteria in arthropods, because few representatives have been isolated and cultured in the laboratory. In the current study, we describe the isolation and pure culture of an Arsenophonus en