Novel bacteriocyte-associated pleomorphic symbiont of the grain pest beetle Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

Abstract Background The lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) is a stored-product pest beetle. Early histological studies dating back to 1930s have reported that R. dominica and other bostrichid species possess a pair of oval symbiotic organs, called the bacteriomes, in...

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Main Authors: Genta Okude, Ryuichi Koga, Toshinari Hayashi, Yudai Nishide, Xian-Ying Meng, Naruo Nikoh, Akihiro Miyanoshita, Takema Fukatsu
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: BMC 2017-08-01
Serier:Zoological Letters
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Rhyzopertha dominica
Lesser grain borer
Bacterial symbiont
Bacteroidetes
Bacteriocyte
Pleomorphism
Online adgang:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40851-017-0073-8
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