Bacterial microbiota protect an invasive bark beetle from a pine defensive compound
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DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0518-0
Abstract: BackgroundThere is growing evidence that some devastating biotic invasions are facilitated by microbial symbionts. The red turpentine beetle (RTB), an innocuous secondary insect attacking weakened trees in North America, has formed an invasive complex with… read more here.
Keywords: degradation; microbiota; naringenin; invasive beetle ... See more keywords