Marked variations in diversity and functions of gut microbiota between wild and domestic stag beetle Dorcus Hopei Hopei

Abstract Background Although stag beetles are a popular saprophytic insect, their gut microbiome has been poorly studied. Here, 16 S rRNA gene sequencing was employed to reveal the gut microbiota composition and functional variations between wild and domestic Dorcus hopei hopei (Dhh) larval individu...

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Main Authors: Yikai Lu, Siyuan Chu, Zhiyuan Shi, Ruobing You, Haimin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-03177-1