Direct Evidence That Sunbirds’ Gut Microbiota Degrades Floral Nectar’s Toxic Alkaloids

Orange-tufted sunbirds (Cinnyris osea) feed on the nectar of the tobacco tree (Nicotiana glauca) which contains toxic pyridine alkaloids characterized by high concentrations of anabasine and much lower concentrations of nicotine. We aimed at determining whether the gut microbiota of sunbirds harbors...

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Autores principales: Gunasekaran, Mohanraj, Trabelcy, Beny, Izhaki, Ido, Halpern, Malka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8018289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33815326
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.639808

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8018289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33815326
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.639808

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