| Title |
Complexity and Variability of Gut Commensal Microbiota in Polyphagous Lepidopteran Larvae
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0036978 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Xiaoshu Tang, Dalial Freitak, Heiko Vogel, Liyan Ping, Yongqi Shao, Erika Arias Cordero, Gary Andersen, Martin Westermann, David G. Heckel, Wilhelm Boland |
| Abstract |
The gut of most insects harbours nonpathogenic microorganisms. Recent work suggests that gut microbiota not only provide nutrients, but also involve in the development and maintenance of the host immune system. However, the complexity, dynamics and types of interactions between the insect hosts and their gut microbiota are far from being well understood. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 251 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 65 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 42 | 16% |
| Researcher | 39 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 34 | 13% |
| Unknown | 47 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 137 | 53% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 31 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 10 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 6% |
| Unknown | 53 | 20% |