The gut microbiota in larvae of the housefly Musca domestica and their horizontal transfer through feeding

Abstract House fly larvae provide a prolific and sustainable source of proteins used in poultry and fish feed. Wheat bran is a superior diet for house fly larvae and has been widely investigated to exploit its potential in the food and feed area. Using Illumina MiSeq 16S rDNA sequencing, this study...

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Main Authors: Yao Zhao, Wanqiang Wang, Fen Zhu, Xiaoyun Wang, Xiaoping Wang, Chaoliang Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:AMB Express
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13568-017-0445-7