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Microbiomes of a specialist caterpillar are consistent across different habitats but also resemble the local soil microbial communities
BACKGROUND: Insect-associated microorganisms can provide a wide range of benefits to their host, but insect dependency on these microbes varies greatly. The origin and functionality of insect microbiomes is not well understood. Many caterpillars can harbor symbionts in their gut that impact host met...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7807420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33499994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42523-020-00055-3 |