title: Bacterial community composition of three candidate insect vectors of palm phytoplasma (Texas Phoenix Palm Decline and Lethal Yellowing).
abstract: Texas Phoenix Palm Decline (TPPD) and Lethal Yellowing are two phytoplasma-linked diseases in palms. The phytoplasma causing TPPD is thought to be transmitted by three putative planthopper vectors, Ormenaria rufifascia, Omolicna joi, and Haplaxius crudus. These insects have been morphologically and molecularly described, and have screened positive for Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae. Individuals from each species were subjected to 16S bacterial community sequencing using the Roche 454 platform, providing new information regarding the previously unexplored bacterial communities present in putative vectors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX, 75799, USA, cpowell8@patriots.uttyler.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Daymon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hail
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Potocnjak
authors.forename: J Delton
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Halbert
authors.forename: Blake R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bextine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D065749:Phoeniceae / Q000382:microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D045582:Phytoplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial