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Biodiversity and Activity of the Gut Microbiota across the Life History of the Insect Herbivore Spodoptera littoralis

Microbes that live inside insects play critical roles in host nutrition, physiology, and behavior. Although Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) are one of the most diverse insect taxa, their microbial symbionts are little-studied, particularly during metamorphosis. Here, using ribosomal tag pyrosequ...

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Autores principales: Chen, Bosheng, Teh, Beng-Soon, Sun, Chao, Hu, Sirui, Lu, Xingmeng, Boland, Wilhelm, Shao, Yongqi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4937375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27389097
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep29505