Research Article

Characterization of the Bacterial Community Associated with Larvae and Adults of Anoplophora chinensis Collected in Italy by Culture and Culture-Independent Methods

Table 1

Anoplophora chinensis collection and detection strategies used in this study.

Host treeInsects (no.)Detection strategies

Alnus Larvae (9)Isolation and library clones (pool of 2 guts)
Liquidambar Larvae (8)DGGE
Salix caprea Larvae (10)DGGE
Acer saccharinum Adults (3)Isolation and DGGE
Alnus Adults (2)Isolation, library clones (pool of 2 guts), and DGGE