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The Generalist Inside the Specialist: Gut Bacterial Communities of Two Insect Species Feeding on Toxic Plants Are Dominated by Enterococcus sp.

Some specialist insects feed on plants rich in secondary compounds, which pose a major selective pressure on both the phytophagous and the gut microbiota. However, microbial communities of toxic plant feeders are still poorly characterized. Here, we show the bacterial communities of the gut of two s...

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Autores principales: Vilanova, Cristina, Baixeras, Joaquín, Latorre, Amparo, Porcar, Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4923067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446044
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01005