Bacteria Contribute to Plant Secondary Compound Degradation in a Generalist Herbivore System
ABSTRACT Herbivores must overcome a variety of plant defenses, including coping with plant secondary compounds (PSCs). To help detoxify these defensive chemicals, several insect herbivores are known to harbor gut microbiota with the metabolic capacity to degrade PSCs. Leaf-cutter ants are generalist...
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| Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/4564bbf117fe4dbaa2002b08dfaa2176 |
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