Analysis of the gut microbiota of walking sticks (Phasmatodea)

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the Phasmatodea gut microbial community, including whether phasmids have symbiotic bacteria aiding in their digestion. While symbionts are near ubiquitous in herbivorous insects, the Phasmatodea’s distinctively thin body shape precludes the gut enlargements needed f...

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Autores principales: Shelomi, Matan, Lo, Wen-Sui, Kimsey, Lynn S, Kuo, Chih-Horng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24025149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-368

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24025149
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-368

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