Bacterial Gut Symbionts Contribute to Seed Digestion in an Omnivorous Beetle

BACKGROUND: Obligate bacterial symbionts alter the diets of host animals in numerous ways, but the ecological roles of facultative bacterial residents that colonize insect guts remain unclear. Carabid beetles are a common group of beneficial insects appreciated for their ability to consume insect pr...

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Autores principales: Lundgren, Jonathan G., Lehman, R. Michael
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20520762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010831

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20520762
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010831

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