| 'candidatus erwinia dacicola', a coevolved symbiotic bacterium of the olive fly bactrocera oleae (gmelin). | the taxonomic identity of the hereditary prokaryotic symbiont of the olive fly bactrocera oleae (diptera: tephritidae) was investigated. in order to avoid superficial microbial contaminants and loosely associated saprophytic biota, flies were surface-sterilized at the larval stage and reared under aseptic conditions until adult emergence. b. oleae flies originating from different geographical locations and collected at different times of the year were tested. bacterial isolation was undertaken f ... | 2005 | 16014495 |