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Isolation and identification of Bacillus pumilus YHH-2, a potential pathogen to the alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica Gyllenhal)     
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Hatice ÖĞÜTCÜ Prof. Dr. Hatice ÖĞÜTCÜ
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Öğr. Gör. Yasemin ERBEY Öğr. Gör. Yasemin ERBEY
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Medine Güllüce
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Burak Alaylar
Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Karadayı
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Selma Sezen
Doç. Dr. Mahmut ERBEY Doç. Dr. Mahmut ERBEY
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Alfalfa weevil (Hypera postica Gyllenhal, 1813) samples were collected from different locations in Kirsehir, Turkey, during May-August in 2014. They were immediately transferred to the research laboratory and dissected under aseptic conditions. Then serial dilutions were prepared from digestive tract samples and the spread plate technique was used for obtaining pure cultures. The conventional and molecular methods that include morphological and physiological examinations, biochemical tests, 16S rDNA sequencing, and the basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) were used for identification of the bacterial isolates. According to the findings of the present study, the YHH-2 isolate was found as the main pathogenic bacterium that dominates the digestive tract microflora of the alfalfa weevil. 16S rDNA sequencing and the BLAST data revealed that YHH-2 showed 100% similarity to Bacillus pumilus, recently described as an entomopathogenic strain. In conclusion, the results of the present study are important due to showing for the first time the presence of Bacillus pumilus Y HH-2 in the digestive tract of the alfalfa weevil and it may be used as a potential biocontrol agent against the harmful effects of this insect species.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
Dergi ISSN 1300-011X
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2020
Cilt No 44
Sayı 6
Sayfalar 461 / 464
Doi Numarası 10.3906/tar-1905-6
Makale Linki https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1783875