Planococcus: NCBI 1372, [genus]

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| Planococcus| Planococcus Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Nakagawa et al. 1996| Planococcus Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Yoon et al. 2010

1. Plant Damage: Planococcus insects feed on the sap of plants, weakening them and potentially causing stunted growth, wilting, and even death. This can have economic implications for agriculture and horticulture, affecting the yield and quality of crops.

2. Honeydew Production: Scale insects, including those in the genus Planococcus, excrete a sugary substance called honeydew as a byproduct of feeding. Honeydew can attract other pests such as ants and sooty mold, leading to further problems for plants.

3. Vector of Plant Diseases: Scale insects can act as vectors for certain plant diseases. As they feed on plants, they can introduce pathogens that may harm the health of the plant, impacting agricultural productivity.

4. Ecosystem Disruption: The presence of Planococcus and other scale insects can disrupt local ecosystems, affecting the balance between plant and insect populations. This disruption may have cascading effects on other organisms within the ecosystem.

Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
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• The interactions are based on data from 1000 healthy individuals using shotgun 10M reads Precision Biome, a provider in full conformity to EU regulations for health information
• The width of the lines indicates R² (the coefficient of determination)
• Green indicates positive slope
• Red indicates negative
• Interactions are not two way because incidence of each bacteria are different

Planococcus impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart

Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Planococcus

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.256720632314682	0.5300817489624023	Brachyspira	Parent Taxa