Influence of diet on the structure and function of the bacterial hindgut community of crickets

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 761-767

  Santo Domingo, J W ^a,b,c   Kaufman, M G ^b   Klug, M J ^a,b   Holben, W E ^b,d   Harris, D ^b   Tiedje, J M ^a,b  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gut fermentation; Hindgut microbial community; Insect gut; Microbial community structure

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CRICKET; CYTOSINE; DENSITY; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; DIET; DNA; EVALUATION; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; FRACTIONATION; GUANINE; HINDGUT BACTERIA; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROORGANISM BIOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN CONTENT;

EID: 0031859614     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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