Molecular approaches to study the insect gut symbiotic microbiota at the 'omics' age

W Shi, R Syrenne, JZ Sun, JS Yuan - Insect Science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Insect gut symbiotic microbiota play essential roles in the growth, development,
pathogenesis and environmental adaptation of host insects. The molecular and systems …

[LIVRE][B] Ecological and environmental physiology of insects

JF Harrison, HA Woods, SP Roberts - 2012 - books.google.com
Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical …

Exploration of natural biomass utilization systems (NBUS) for advanced biofuel—from systems biology to synthetic design

S **e, R Syrenne, S Sun, JS Yuan - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•The key features of Nature Biomass Utilization Systems (NBUS) were
reviewed.•The evolutionary context and functional relevance of NBUS were thoroughly …

Isolation of cellulolytic bacteria from the intestine of Diatraea saccharalis larvae and evaluation of their capacity to degrade sugarcane biomass

KI Dantur, R Enrique, B Welin, AP Castagnaro - Amb Express, 2015 - Springer
As a strategy to find efficient lignocellulose degrading enzymes/microorganisms for
sugarcane biomass pretreatment purposes, 118 culturable bacterial strains were isolated …

Valorization Potential of a Novel Bacterial Strain, Bacillus altitudinis RSP75, towards Lignocellulose Bioconversion: An Assessment of Symbiotic Bacteria from the Stored Grain …

MA Dar, NP Dhole, R **e, KD Pawar, K Ullah, P Rahi… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bioconversion of lignocellulose into renewable energy and commodity products faces a
major obstacle of inefficient saccharification due to its recalcitrant structure. In nature …

Comparative genomic analysis of the endosymbionts of herbivorous insects reveals eco-environmental adaptations: biotechnology applications

W Shi, S **e, X Chen, S Sun, X Zhou, L Liu, P Gao… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Metagenome analysis of the gut symbionts of three different insects was conducted as a
means of comparing taxonomic and metabolic diversity of gut microbiomes to diet and life …

De novo transcriptome assembly of the bamboo snout beetle Cyrtotrachelus buqueti reveals ability to degrade lignocellulose of bamboo feedstock

C Luo, Y Li, H Liao, Y Yang - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The bamboo weevil Cyrtotrachelus buqueti, which is considered a pest
species, damages bamboo shoots via its piercing–sucking mode of feeding. C. buqueti is …

Cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic bacteria from the gut of Oryctes rhinoceros larvae

SLA SARI, A PANGASTUTI, ARI SUSILOWATI… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2016 - smujo.id
Abstract Sari SLA, Pangastuti A, Susilowati A, Purwoko Tj, Mahajoeno E, Hidayat W,
Mardhena I, Panuntun DF, Kurniawati D, Â Anitasari R. 2016. Cellulolytic and …

Xylanolytic extremozymes retrieved from environmental metagenomes: characteristics, genetic engineering, and applications

D Verma, T Satyanarayana - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Xylanolytic enzymes have extensive applications in paper, food, and feed, pharmaceutical,
and biofuel industries. These industries demand xylanases that are functional under …

Exogenous Gene Expression and Insect Resistance in Dual Bt Toxin Populus × euramericana 'Neva' Transgenic Plants

Y Ren, X Zhou, Y Dong, J Zhang, J Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal protein genes are important tools in efforts to develop
insect resistance in poplar. In this study, the Cry1Ac and Cry3A Bt toxin genes were …