Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2779097 | Arthropod Structure & Development | 2006 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Microbes that have adopted endosymbiotic life styles not only have evolved to live in specialized habitats within living organisms, but the living habitats also have evolved to accommodate them. The hindgut of the passalid beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus) is lined with a cuticle that undergoes dramatic topographic changes during the life cycle of the beetle. This manuscript addresses the changes that have been observed in time and space for the cuticular landscape of the hindgut as well as for the microbial communities within the hindgut. Microbial identity is based on morphology, culture, and extrapolation from previously reported passalid gut inhabitants.
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Authors
James B. Nardi, Charles Mark Bee, Lou Ann Miller, Nhu H. Nguyen, Sung-Oui Suh, Meredith Blackwell,