Acetic Acid Bacteria Genomes Reveal Functional Traits for Adaptation to Life in Insect Guts

Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) live in sugar rich environments, including food matrices, plant tissues, and the gut of sugar-feeding insects. By comparing the newly sequenced genomes of Asaia platycodi and Saccharibacter sp., symbionts of Anopheles stephensi and Apis mellifera, respectively, with those...

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Main Authors: Chouaia, Bessem, Gaiarsa, Stefano, Crotti, Elena, Comandatore, Francesco, Degli Esposti, Mauro, Ricci, Irene, Alma, Alberto, Favia, Guido, Bandi, Claudio, Daffonchio, Daniele
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4007555/