Gut bacteria of weevils developing on plant roots under extreme desert conditions
Abstract Background Many phytophagous insects, whose diet is generally nitrogen-poor, rely on gut bacteria to compensate for nutritional deficits. Accordingly, we hypothesized that insects in desert environments may evolve associations with gut bacteria to adapt to the extremely low nutrient availab...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1690-5 |