The gut microbiome mediates adaptation to scarce food in Coleoptera

The gut microbiome mediates adaptation to scarce food in Coleoptera

Abstract Beetles are ubiquitous cave invertebrates worldwide that adapted to scarce subterranean resources when they colonized caves. Here, we investigated the potential role of gut microbiota in the adaptation of beetles to caves from different climatic regions of the Carpathians. The beetles’ micr...

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Main Authors: Oana Teodora Moldovan, Alyssa A. Carrell, Paul-Adrian Bulzu, Erika Levei, Ruxandra Bucur, Cristian Sitar, Luchiana Faur, Ionuț Cornel Mirea, Marin Șenilă, Oana Cadar, Mircea Podar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Environmental Microbiome
Subjects:
Cave beetles
Leptodirini
Trechinae
Gut microbiome
Sediments
Adaptation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00537-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00537-2

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