The mosquito holobiont: fresh insight into mosquito-microbiota interactions
Abstract The holobiont concept was first developed for coral ecosystems but has been extended to multiple organisms, including plants and other animals. Studies on insect-associated microbial communities have produced strong evidence that symbiotic bacteria play a major role in host biology. However...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-03-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0435-2 |