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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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Public Library of Science
2010
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| 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 |