Microbiology of the insect gut: Tales from mosquitoes and bees

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-295

  Dharne, Mahesh ^a   Patole, Milind ^a   Shouche, Yogesh S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CELL SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

BEE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BEES; CULICIDAE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; LARVA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SYMBIOSIS;

APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 33748759866     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02704100     Document Type: Short Survey

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