Antimicrobial chemicals in hoopoe preen secretions are produced by symbiotic bacteria

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1678, 2010, Pages 123-130

  Martín Vivaldi, Manuel ^a   Peña, Aránzazu ^b   Peralta Sánchez, Juan Manuel ^c   Sánchez, Lourdes ^b   Ananou, Samir ^a   Ruiz Rodríguez, Magdalena ^a   Soler, Juan José ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial substances; Chemical defence; Coevolution; Symbiotic bacteria; Upupa epops; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLBUTYRIC ACID; 3 PHENYL PROPANOIC ACID; 4 CHLORO INDOLE; 4 METHYL PENTANOIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALDEHYDE; BUTYRIC ACID; INDOLE; PHENOL; PHENYL ACETALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PASSERINE; SYMBIONT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BIRD; BODY FLUID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOOPOE; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PREEN SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOENICULUS PURPUREUS; UPUPA EPOPS; UPUPIDAE;

EID: 73949124348     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1377     Document Type: Article

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