Gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants

Across the evolutionary history of insects, the shift from nitrogen-rich carnivore/omnivore diets to nitrogen-poor herbivorous diets was made possible through symbiosis with microbes. The herbivorous turtle ants Cephalotes possess a conserved gut microbiome which enriches the nutrient composition by...

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Autores principales: Duplais, Christophe, Sarou-Kanian, Vincent, Massiot, Dominique, Hassan, Alia, Perrone, Barbara, Estevez, Yannick, Wertz, John T., Martineau, Estelle, Farjon, Jonathan, Giraudeau, Patrick, Moreau, Corrie S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7846594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33514729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21065-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7846594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33514729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21065-y

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