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Host and Symbiont Jointly Control Gut Microbiota during Complete Metamorphosis

Holometabolous insects undergo a radical anatomical re-organisation during metamorphosis. This poses a developmental challenge: the host must replace the larval gut but at the same time retain symbiotic gut microbes and avoid infection by opportunistic pathogens. By manipulating host immunity and ba...

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Autores principales: Johnston, Paul R., Rolff, Jens
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4636265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26544881
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005246