Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Bacterial Symbiont Dactylopiibacterium carminicum from the Carmine Cochineal Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)

Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Bacterial Symbiont Dactylopiibacterium carminicum from the Carmine Cochineal Dactylopius coccus (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Dactylopiidae)

The scale insect Dactylopius coccus produces high amounts of carminic acid, which has historically been used as a pigment by pre-Hispanic American cultures. Nowadays carmine is found in food, cosmetics, and textiles. Metagenomic approaches revealed that Dactylopius spp. cochineals contain two Wolbac...

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Main Authors: Rafael Bustamante-Brito, Arturo Vera-Ponce de León, Mónica Rosenblueth, Julio César Martínez-Romero, Esperanza Martínez-Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
scale insect
Opuntia
endosymbiont
betaproteobacteria
nitrogen-fixation: gut microbiota
polysaccharide catabolism
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/1/4

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