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Could 'Trojan horse'-type microorganisms that exploit symbiotic systems be candidates for new biological pesticides?

Researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with researchers from The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) and Akita Prefectural University, have discovered a new insect pathogen that invades the gut symbiotic organ of stink bugs by...

Could 'Trojan horse'-type microorganisms that exploit symbiotic systems be candidates for new biological pesticides?
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Researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with researchers from The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) and Akita Prefectural University, have discovered a new insect pathogen that invades the gut symbiotic organ of stink bugs by mimicking their symbiotic microorganism, ultimately killing the host bugs.

Originally published at Phys.org

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