Nichole A. Broderick, Kenneth F. Raffa, Robert M. Goodman, Jo Handelsman, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
This Applied and Environmental Microbiology scholarly article examines the bacteria associated with Lepidoptera, the large group of insects comprising moths and butterflies. It provides an inventory of the larval midgut bacteria of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.), whose gut is highly alkaline, obtained by using traditional culturing and culture-independent methods. It also examines the effects of diet on microbial composition. Results provide the first comprehensive description of the microbial diversity of a lepidopteran midgut and demonstrate that the plant species in the diet influences the composition of the gut bacterial community.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Culturing Methods, Molecular Methods Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
