Pyrosequencing Reveals the Predominance of Pseudomonadaceae in Gut Microbiome of a Gall Midge

Gut microbes are known to play various roles in insects such as digestion of inaccessible nutrients, synthesis of deficient amino acids, and interaction with ecological environments, including host plants. Here, we analyzed the gut microbiome in Hessian fly, a serious pest of wheat. A total of 3,654...

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Main Authors: Bansal, Raman, Hulbert, Scot H., Reese, John C., Whitworth, Robert J., Stuart, Jeffrey J., Chen, Ming-Shun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243456/