Annotation of gut bacterial taxonomic and functional diversity in Spodoptera litura and Spilosoma obliqua

This study highlights the significance of the inherent microbiome of two defoliators in shaping the metagenome for nutrition and detoxifying the chemical molecules, and opens an avenue for exploring role of insect gut bacteria in host selection, metabolic endurance of insecticides and synergistic or agonistic mechanisms inside gut of insects feeding on insect‐resistant biotech crops.

Source: Journal of Basic Microbiology - January 30, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kiran G. Bapatla, Arjun Singh, Srujana Yeddula, Ramanagouda H. Patil Tags: RESEARCH PAPER Source Type: research