A polyphasic taxonomy analysis reveals the presence of an ecotype of Rahnella contaminans associated with the gut of Dendroctonus-bark beetles

A polyphasic taxonomy analysis reveals the presence of an ecotype of Rahnella contaminans associated with the gut of Dendroctonus-bark beetles

Species belonging to the genus Rahnella are dominant members of the core gut bacteriome of Dendroctonus-bark beetles, a group of insects that includes the most destructive agents of pine forest in North and Central America, and Eurasia. From 300 isolates recovered from the gut of these beetles, 10 w...

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Main Authors: Flor N. Rivera-Orduña, Rosa María Pineda-Mendoza, Brenda Vega-Correa, María Fernanda López, Claudia Cano-Ramírez, Xiao Xia Zhang, Wen Feng Chen, Gerardo Zúñiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Enterobacteriaceae
gut symbiont
bark beetles
Dendroctonus
gut bacteriome
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1171164/full

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