MPI for Chemical Ecology · @MPI_CE
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Exciting news! Our latest publication on dual bacterial symbiosis in xylophagous beetles is out now @ISMEJournal. #symbiosis #Bostrichidae -
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-023-01415-y
Dylan Shropshire · @ShropshireJD
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#Bostrichidae #beetles have two #symbionts with important functions. One encodes the pathways to produce tyrosine precursors and is presumably involved in #cuticle and #exoskeleton formation. The second recycles urea, synthesizes lysine, and is strictly #evolving with its host. These types of "dual symbioses" have only been described in sap-feeding #Hemiptera.
#Biology #Entomology #Evolution #Bacteria #Coevolution #Genome
#genome #coevolution #bacteria #evolution #entomology #biology #Hemiptera #evolving #exoskeleton #cuticle #symbionts #beetles #bostrichidae