Core Mycobiome and Their Ecological Relevance in the Gut of Five Ips Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.568853
Abstract: Bark beetles are destructive forest pests considering their remarkable contribution to forest depletion. Their association with fungi is useful against the challenges of survival on the noxious and nutritionally limited substrate, i.e., conifer tissues. Fungal… read more here.
Keywords: bark; gut; ips bark; ecological relevance ... See more keywords
Performance of two Ips bark beetles and their associated pathogenic fungi on hosts reflects a species-specific association in the beetle-fungus complex
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1029526
Abstract: When Ips bark beetles invade and colonize the host plants, their associated pathogenic fungal partners are carried into the phloem of the host trees. Host trees are lethally attacked by the beetle-fungus complex and the… read more here.
Keywords: bark beetles; associated pathogenic; ips bark; host ... See more keywords