Unraveling Assemblage, Functions and Stability of the Gut Microbiota of Blattella germanica by Antibiotic Treatment

Symbiosis between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is a widespread phenomenon that has contributed to the evolution of eukaryotes. In cockroaches, two types of symbionts coexist: an endosymbiont in the fat body (Blattabacterium), and a rich gut microbiota. The transmission mode of Blattabacterium is verti...

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Main Authors: Rebeca Domínguez-Santos, Ana Elena Pérez-Cobas, Alejandro Artacho, José A. Castro, Irene Talón, Andrés Moya, Carlos García-Ferris, Amparo Latorre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00487/full