Engineered fungus containing a caterpillar gene kills insects rapidly by disrupting their ecto- and endo-microbiomes
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06670-z
Abstract: Similar to the physiological importance of gut microbiomes, recent works have shown that insect ectomicrobiotas can mediate defensive colonization resistance against fungal parasites that infect via cuticle penetration. Here we show that engineering the entomopathogenic… read more here.
Keywords: fungus containing; ecto endo; gut microbiomes; endo microbiomes ... See more keywords