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Contributions of gut bacteria to Bacillus thuringiensis-induced mortality vary across a range of Lepidoptera

BACKGROUND: Gut microbiota contribute to the health of their hosts, and alterations in the composition of this microbiota can lead to disease. Previously, we demonstrated that indigenous gut bacteria were required for the insecticidal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis to kill the gypsy moth, Lymantria...

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Autores principales: Broderick, Nichole A, Robinson, Courtney J, McMahon, Matthew D, Holt, Jonathan, Handelsman, Jo, Raffa, Kenneth F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2653032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19261175
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-7-11