Phenomenon of Rickettsiella phytoseiuli in Phytoseiulus persimilis mite.
An unknown microorganism occurring in a predaceous mite Phytoseiulus persimilis was described by the author in 1977 as a new species Rickettsiella phytoseiuli. Some new results on the relation between this agent and its hosts are presented in this paper.
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Institute of Experimental Phytopathology and Entomology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ivanka pri Dunaji.
D000818:Animals; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008925:Mites / Q000382:microbiology*; D012287:Rickettsiaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013559:Symbiosis