Marked variations in diversity and functions of gut microbiota between wild and domestic stag beetle Dorcus Hopei Hopei

Although stag beetles are a popular saprophytic insect, their gut microbiome has been poorly studied. Here, 16 S rRNA gene sequencing was employed to reveal the gut microbiota composition and functional variat...

Source: BMC Microbiology - January 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yikai Lu, Siyuan Chu, Zhiyuan Shi, Ruobing You and Haimin Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research