Symbiotic bacteria protect wasp larvae from fungal infestation

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 475-479

  Kaltenpoth, Martin ^a   Göttler, Wolfgang ^a   Herzner, Gudrun ^a   Strohm, Erhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRABRONIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PHILANTHUS TRIANGULUM; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; STREPTOMYCINEAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 14744279610     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.12.084     Document Type: Article

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