The specialized diet of a beetle
is largely due to bacteria that live inside the insect
Date: November 16, 2017
Source: Emory Health Sciences
Summary:
A leaf-eating beetle has evolved
a symbiotic relationship that allows the insect to break down pectin. The
findings on the novel function of the bacterium, which has a surprisingly tiny
genome -- much smaller than previous reports on the minimum size required for
an organism not subsisting within a host cell.
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