Effects of Wolbachia elimination and B-vitamin supplementation on bed bug development and reproduction

Obligate blood feeders, such as Cimex lectularius (common bed bug), have symbiotic associations with nutritional endosymbionts that produce B-vitamins. To quantify the symbiont’s contribution to host fitness in these obligate mutualisms, the symbiont must be eliminated and its absence rigorously con...

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Autores principales: Hickin, Mauri L., Kakumanu, Madhavi L., Schal, Coby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35715692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14505-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35715692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14505-2

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