Gut microbiota mediate caffeine detoxification in the primary insect pest of coffee

The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) is the most devastating insect pest of coffee worldwide with its infestations decreasing crop yield by up to 80%. Caffeine is an alkaloid that can be toxic to insects and is hypothesized to act as a defence mechanism to inhibit herbivory. Here we show tha...

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Autores principales: Ceja-Navarro, Javier A., Vega, Fernando E., Karaoz, Ulas, Hao, Zhao, Jenkins, Stefan, Lim, Hsiao Chien, Kosina, Petr, Infante, Francisco, Northen, Trent R., Brodie, Eoin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26173063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8618

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4510693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26173063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8618

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