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

Microbial symbionts can help their hosts metabolise diverse diets. A study on herbivorous turtle ants identifies the cuticular components which are nitrogen-enriched by gut bacteria, highlighting the role of symbionts in insect evolution.

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Autores principales: Christophe Duplais, Vincent Sarou-Kanian, Dominique Massiot, Alia Hassan, Barbara Perrone, Yannick Estevez, John T. Wertz, Estelle Martineau, Jonathan Farjon, Patrick Giraudeau, Corrie S. Moreau
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:3b492ae218dc4ab38dd4eb1e21b4b5602021-12-02T10:48:09ZGut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants10.1038/s41467-021-21065-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/3b492ae218dc4ab38dd4eb1e21b4b5602021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21065-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Microbial symbionts can help their hosts metabolise diverse diets. A study on herbivorous turtle ants identifies the cuticular components which are nitrogen-enriched by gut bacteria, highlighting the role of symbionts in insect evolution.Christophe DuplaisVincent Sarou-KanianDominique MassiotAlia HassanBarbara PerroneYannick EstevezJohn T. WertzEstelle MartineauJonathan FarjonPatrick GiraudeauCorrie S. MoreauNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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Christophe Duplais
Vincent Sarou-Kanian
Dominique Massiot
Alia Hassan
Barbara Perrone
Yannick Estevez
John T. Wertz
Estelle Martineau
Jonathan Farjon
Patrick Giraudeau
Corrie S. Moreau
Gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants
description Microbial symbionts can help their hosts metabolise diverse diets. A study on herbivorous turtle ants identifies the cuticular components which are nitrogen-enriched by gut bacteria, highlighting the role of symbionts in insect evolution.
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author Christophe Duplais
Vincent Sarou-Kanian
Dominique Massiot
Alia Hassan
Barbara Perrone
Yannick Estevez
John T. Wertz
Estelle Martineau
Jonathan Farjon
Patrick Giraudeau
Corrie S. Moreau
author_facet Christophe Duplais
Vincent Sarou-Kanian
Dominique Massiot
Alia Hassan
Barbara Perrone
Yannick Estevez
John T. Wertz
Estelle Martineau
Jonathan Farjon
Patrick Giraudeau
Corrie S. Moreau
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title Gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants
title_short Gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants
title_full Gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants
title_fullStr Gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants
title_full_unstemmed Gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants
title_sort gut bacteria are essential for normal cuticle development in herbivorous turtle ants
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publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/3b492ae218dc4ab38dd4eb1e21b4b560
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