title: Virulence of Serratia strains against Costelytra zealandica.
abstract: Strains of Serratia spp. showed a high level of virulence when injected into the hemocoel of larvae Costelytra zealandica, with Serratia entomophila, S. plymuthica, and S. marcescens showing significantly higher virulence than S. proteamaculans. Toxicity was independent of the amber disease-causing plasmid pADAP, suggesting a generalized Serratia toxin.
authors.affiliation: Biocontrol Technologies, AgResearch, Canterbury Agricultural and Science Centre, P.O. Box 60, Lincoln, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Binglin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Trevor A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Mark R H
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hurst
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D012705:Serratia / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013045:Species Specificity; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics