Most dominant roles of insect gut bacteria: digestion, detoxification, or essential nutrient provision?
Abstract Background The insect gut microbiota has been shown to contribute to the host’s digestion, detoxification, development, pathogen resistance, and physiology. However, there is poor information about the ranking of these roles. Most of these results were obtained with cultivable bacteria, whe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-020-00823-y |