Insect-symbiont: the key relationship to get in-depth insight on the host choice of bacteria

Insects are extremely successful animals in view of their great adaptability to a wide range of terrestrial niches. Symbiotic bacteria gave a precious contribution to such a success playing crucial roles in different contexts such as nutrition, development, reproduction, immunity, defense against na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M Mandrioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2009-07-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isj.unimo.it/articoli/ISJ188.pdf