Actinobacteria as mutualists: general healthcare for insects?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 529-535

  Kaltenpoth, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECT; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SYMBIOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANIMALS; INSECTS; SYMBIOSIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70449729824     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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