A Study on Bacterial Flora of Spruce Spider

Oligonychus ununguis (Jacobi) (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Nurcan ALBAYRAK İSKENDER^a        Yaşar AKSU^b

^aArtvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü, Artvin

nurcaniskender25@hotmail.com

^bOrman Bölge Müdürlüğü, Artvin

Abstract

          Spruce Spider Mite (Oligonychus ununguis) distributed in 1.000 hectare land of Artvin spruce forests and makes damaged along with Pristiphora abietina. In this study, bacterial flora of the pest were investigated fort he first time and six bacteria were isolated. The morphological and biochemical characteristics of bacterial isolates were determined. Isolates were identified depending on the data 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis as Bacillus cereus (Ou2,Ou9), Staphylococcus chromogenes (Ou3), Pseudomonas oleovarans (Ou4), Streptomyces fimbriatus (Ou6) and Paenibacillus apiarius (Ou7). Further research will be directed to determine the pathogenicity of these bacterial isolates against O.ununguis.

          Key words: Oligonychus ununguis, pest, bacterial flora

          Yayın yeri: Albayrak, İskender, N.; Aksu, Y.; A Study on Bacterial Flora of Spruce Spider Oligonychus ununguis (Jacobi) (Acari: Tetranychidae). 4^th International Participated Entomopathogens and Microbial Control Symposium, 2013 Bildiri Özetleri Kitabı sayfa 95. Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi Artvin Türkey.