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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |