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TY - JOUR
T1 - Mutualism between the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria and its gut microbiota
AU - Dillon, Rod
AU - Charnley, Keith
PY - 2002/11/12
Y1 - 2002/11/12
N2 - The desert locust Schistocerca gregaria contains a relatively simple but abundant gut microbiota which originated from the insect's diet. The gut bacterial population is dominated by Enterobacteriaceae with a major component of enterococci. Microbial metabolism of secondary plant chemicals in the locust gut produces phenolics useful to the locust host. Some products are antimicrobial and contribute to host defense against pathogens, others are employed by the host as components of the aggregation pheromone. This dual benefit suggests a closer degree of integration between the locust and its microbial community than was previously suspected.
AB - The desert locust Schistocerca gregaria contains a relatively simple but abundant gut microbiota which originated from the insect's diet. The gut bacterial population is dominated by Enterobacteriaceae with a major component of enterococci. Microbial metabolism of secondary plant chemicals in the locust gut produces phenolics useful to the locust host. Some products are antimicrobial and contribute to host defense against pathogens, others are employed by the host as components of the aggregation pheromone. This dual benefit suggests a closer degree of integration between the locust and its microbial community than was previously suspected.
KW - Antimicrobial phenols
KW - Gut microbiota
KW - Locust
KW - Microbial metabolism
KW - Mutualism
KW - Secondary plant chemicals
U2 - 10.1016/S0923-2508(02)01361-X
DO - 10.1016/S0923-2508(02)01361-X
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 12437211
AN - SCOPUS:0036034254
VL - 153
SP - 503
EP - 509
JO - Research in Microbiology
JF - Research in Microbiology
SN - 0923-2508
IS - 8
ER -