Isolation of culturable bacteria from Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri: Toward potential applications in symbiont-based pest management
نویسندگان
1 Malaria and Vector Research Group, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
4 Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
doi
10.22034/jesi.46.1.2چکیده
The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, is a key pest in many citrus-growing regions and transmits the pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the causal agent of citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease, in a propagative manner. This disease, which spreads rapidly, has been reported in citrus-growing areas of southern Iran and is considered a serious threat to citrus production in Iran and globally. Despite extensive research on various control strategies for this pest, information about the interactions between the pathogen, endosymbiotic bacteria, and the vector remains unavailable. In the present study, some bacterial endosymbionts of D. citri were identified using culture-dependent methods from adult insects collected from Jahrom and Rudan cities in Iran. Cultivation on different growth media led to the identification of four bacterial genera, including Burkholderia sp., Bacillus sp., Enterococcus sp., and Staphylococcus sp.; Their potential use in managing this vector aimed at reducing or eliminating pathogen acquisition and transmission efficiency are discussed and warrants further investigation.
