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