Bacterial symbionts support larval sap feeding and adult folivory in (semi-)aquatic reed beetles

Symbiotic microbes in insects can enable their hosts to access untapped nutritional resources. Here, the authors show that symbiotic bacteria in reed beetles can provide essential amino acids to sap-feeding larvae and help leaf-feeding adults to degrade pectin, respectively.

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Autores principales: Frank Reis, Roy Kirsch, Yannick Pauchet, Eugen Bauer, Lisa Carolin Bilz, Kayoko Fukumori, Takema Fukatsu, Gregor Kölsch, Martin Kaltenpoth
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/fe15a6415d494a88a29ac2a2c33fbcbc
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