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The Gut Microbiomes of Two Pachysoma MacLeay Desert Dung Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Feeding on Different Diets

Micro-organisms inhabiting animal guts benefit from a protected and nutrient-rich environment while assisting the host with digestion and nutrition. In this study we compare, for the first time, the bacterial and fungal gut communities of two species of the small desert dung beetle genus Pachysoma f...

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Autores principales: Franzini, Philippa Z. N., Ramond, Jean-Baptiste, Scholtz, Clarke H., Sole, Catherine L., Ronca, Sandra, Cowan, Don A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27532606
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161118