Bacterial microbiota protect an invasive bark beetle from a pine defensive compound
Abstract Background There is growing evidence that some devastating biotic invasions are facilitated by microbial symbionts. The red turpentine beetle (RTB), an innocuous secondary insect attacking weakened trees in North America, has formed an invasive complex with the fungus Leptographium procerum...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0518-0 |