Chromobacterium subtsugae strain PRAA4-1T

Chromobacterium subtsugae strain PRAA4-1T is a gram-negative, violet-pigmented bacterium that was isolated from soil under an eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in the Catoctin Mountain region of central Maryland. The United States Department of Agriculture found this isolate of Chromobacterium subtsugae to be orally toxic to Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) larvae, small hive beetle (Aethina […]