Individual size and abundance of the yeastlike endosymbiote in different geogr
aphic populations of brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens.
Author of the article:CHEN Fa-Jun1, 2, ZHANG Jue-Feng1, ZHOU Yan-Quan3, YE Gong
-Yi2, L Zhong-Xian1, Yu Xiao-Ping1
Author's Workplace:1. Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricu
ltural Science, Hangzhou310021, China; 2. Institute of Applied Entomol
ogy, Zheji
ang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; 3. Clinical Center, Zhejiang Acade
my
Key Words:Nilaparvata lugens; yeastlike endosymbiote; ind
ividual size; abundance; geographic population; virulence
Abstract:There are mass yeastlike endosymbiotes (YLES) in abdomen fat body of brown pla
nthopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens (Stl). And the YLES plays vital phys
iological and nutritional role in their host, the BPH. In this study, morphologi
cal variance (I.e.,