Symbiotic bacteria living in the hoopoe's uropygial gland prevent feather degradation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 3621-3626

  Ruiz Rodriguez, M ^a   Valdivia, E ^a,c   Soler, Juan J ^b   Martin Vivaldi, M ^a   Martin Platero A M ^a   Martinez Bueno M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Enterococcus faecalis; Feather degradation; Symbiosis; Upupa epops; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; KERATIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIRD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EXOCRINE GLAND; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIOCINS; BIRDS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FEATHERS; FEMALE; KERATINS; MALE; SYMBIOSIS;

AVES; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; UPUPA EPOPS; UPUPIDAE;

EID: 70450057007     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.031336     Document Type: Article

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