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ScienceDaily
When metabolizing spruce bark, the insect's fungal partners release volatile compounds that bark beetles recognize through specialized olfactory sensory neurons
Phys.Org
by Universitaet Mainz As shown in a new study, the symbiotic bacteria protect the beetles from pathogenic fungi during their development and also during the molting phase when they are particularly vulnerable.
"The Lagria …
by Daniel Fleiter, Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen
Insects are known to rely on microbial protection during immobile developmental stages, such as eggs. But despite the susceptibility of pupae to antagonistic challenges, the role of …
Leaf-cutter ants tend gardens of fungi that efficiently deconstruct plant …
Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210524161804.htm
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-05-healthy-bacteria-cells.html
by Flinders University International experts have described for the first time how healthy plants appear to carry bacteria in their cells, opening a new avenue of research to improve …
SciTechDaily https://scitechdaily.com/how-plants-find-their-symbiotic-bacteria-partners/
By UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG MAY 3, 2021 Freiburg researchers explain an evolutionary step in the symbiosis between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-04-fungi-bacteria-enrich-soil-nutrients.html
by Boyce Thompson Institute A team of researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) has discovered a distinct group of bacteria that may help fungi and plants …
ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200807093758.htm
The specialized diet of a beetle is largely due to bacteria that live inside the insect