Insect-symbiont systems: From complex relationships to biotechnological applications

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1753-1765

  Chaves, Sandra ^a   Neto, Marta ^a   Tenreiro, Rogério ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioactive compounds; Disease control; Insects; Symbionts

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; BIOACTIVE PRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MOLECULAR METHODS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPETITION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PEST CONTROL;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ANDRIMID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ATTACIN; PEDERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANT; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOSYMBIONT; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; INSECT GENOME; INSECT SYMBIONT RELATIONSHIP; LOCUST; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRITION; OPERON; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PARATRANSGENESIS; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDONOCARDIACEAE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SURVIVAL; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSGENICS; TSETSE FLY; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SYMBIOSIS;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 73849148368     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.200800237     Document Type: Review

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