The microbiome of animals: implications for conservation biology

S Bahrndorff, T Alemu, T Alemneh… - … journal of genomics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years the human microbiome has become a growing area of research and it is
becoming clear that the microbiome of humans plays an important role for human health …

The impact of microbial symbionts on host plant utilization by herbivorous insects

AK Hansen, NA Moran - Molecular ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivory, defined as feeding on live plant tissues, is characteristic of highly successful and
diverse groups of insects and represents an evolutionarily derived mode of feeding. Plants …

[图书][B] Environmental DNA: For biodiversity research and monitoring

P Taberlet, A Bonin, L Zinger, E Coissac - 2018 - books.google.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental
samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism …

Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences

MGI Langille, J Zaneveld, JG Caporaso… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Profiling phylogenetic marker genes, such as the 16S rRNA gene, is a key tool for studies of
microbial communities but does not provide direct evidence of a community's functional …

Biodiversity and Activity of the Gut Microbiota across the Life History of the Insect Herbivore Spodoptera littoralis

B Chen, BS Teh, C Sun, S Hu, X Lu, W Boland… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Microbes that live inside insects play critical roles in host nutrition, physiology and behavior.
Although Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) are one of the most diverse insect taxa, their …

Dynamic Gut Microbiome across Life History of the Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae in Kenya

Y Wang, TM Gilbreath III, P Kukutla, G Yan, J Xu - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The mosquito gut represents an ecosystem that accommodates a complex, intimately
associated microbiome. It is increasingly clear that the gut microbiome influences a wide …

[PDF][PDF] Pantoea agglomerans: a mysterious bacterium of evil and good. Part III. Deleterious effects: infections of humans, animals and plants

J Dutkiewicz, B Mackiewicz… - … of Agricultural and …, 2016 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Pantoea agglomerans, a bacterium associated with plants, is not an obligate infectious
agent in humans. However, it could be a cause of opportunistic human infections, mostly by …

Complex carbohydrate utilization by the healthy human microbiome

BL Cantarel, V Lombard, B Henrissat - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The various ecological habitats in the human body provide microbes a wide array of nutrient
sources and survival challenges. Advances in technology such as DNA sequencing have …

Microbial diversity of cellulose hydrolysis

DB Wilson - Current opinion in microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by microorganisms is a key step in the global carbon cycle.
Despite its abundance only a small percentage of microorganisms can degrade cellulose …

Metagenomic sequencing of diamondback moth gut microbiome unveils key holobiont adaptations for herbivory

X Xia, GM Gurr, L Vasseur, D Zheng, H Zhong… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Herbivore specialists adapt to feed on a specific group of host plants by evolving various
mechanisms to respond to plant defenses. Insects also possess complex gut microbiotas but …