The gastric caeca of pentatomids as a house for actinomycetes.
The gastric caeca of pentatomids as a house for actinomycetes.
Author(s): ZUCCHI, T. D.; PRADO, S. de S.; CÔNSOLI, F. L.
Summary: Microbes are extensively associated with insects, playing key roles in insect defense, nutrition and reproduction. Most of the associations reported involve Proteobacteria. Despite the fact that Actinobacteria associated with insects were shown to produce antibiotic barriers against pathogens to the hosts or to their food and nutrients, there are few studies focusing on their association with insects. Thus, we surveyed the Actinobacteria diversity on a specific region of the midgut of seven species of stinkbugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) known to carry a diversity of symbiotically-associated Proteobacteria.
Publication year: 2012
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Environment
Keywords: Actinobacteria, Bactéria, Biodiversity, Pentatomidae, Percevejo, Siombiose, Symbiosis
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