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...
Main Authors: | Rafael Bustamante-Brito, Arturo Vera-Ponce de León, Mónica Rosenblueth, Julio César Martínez-Romero, Esperanza Martínez-Romero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/1/4 |
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