Potential applications of insect symbionts in biotechnology

A Berasategui, S Shukla, H Salem… - Applied microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Symbiotic interactions between insects and microorganisms are widespread in nature and
are often the source of ecological innovations. In addition to supplementing their host with …

Harnessing microbial wealth for lignocellulose biomass valorization through secretomics: a review

S Sethupathy, GM Morales, Y Li, Y Wang, J Jiang… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
The recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass is a major constraint to its high-value use at
industrial scale. In nature, microbes play a crucial role in biomass degradation, nutrient …

Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at …

DD McKenna, ED Scully, Y Pauchet, K Hoover… - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Background Relatively little is known about the genomic basis and evolution of wood-
feeding in beetles. We undertook genome sequencing and annotation, gene expression …

2.4 Cerambycidae Latreille

P Svacha, JF Lawrence - Handbook of Zoology/Handbuch der …, 2014 - degruyter.com
Distribution. A worldwide family with approxi mately 35,000 described species (database
Titan). The family is presently divided into eight sub families: Prion inae (over 1000 species) …

An inordinate fondness for Fusarium: phylogenetic diversity of fusaria cultivated by ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea on avocado and other plant hosts

MT Kasson, K O'Donnell, AP Rooney, S Sink… - Fungal Genetics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Ambrosia beetle fungiculture represents one of the most ecologically and evolutionarily
successful symbioses, as evidenced by the 11 independent origins and 3500 species of …

Metagenomic profiling reveals lignocellulose degrading system in a microbial community associated with a wood-feeding beetle

ED Scully, SM Geib, K Hoover, M Tien, SG Tringe… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is an invasive, wood-boring pest
that thrives in the heartwood of deciduous tree species. A large impediment faced by A …

[HTML][HTML] Fusarium, an Entomopathogen—A Myth or Reality?

L Sharma, G Marques - Pathogens, 2018 - mdpi.com
The Fusarium species has diverse ecological functions ranging from saprophytes,
endophytes, and animal and plant pathogens. Occasionally, they are isolated from dead and …

Functional genomics and microbiome profiling of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) reveal insights into the digestive physiology and nutritional …

ED Scully, SM Geib, JE Carlson, M Tien, D McKenna… - BMC genomics, 2014 - Springer
Background Wood-feeding beetles harbor an ecologically rich and taxonomically diverse
assemblage of gut microbes that appear to promote survival in woody tissue, which is …

Methodologies and perspectives of proteomics applied to filamentous fungi: from sample preparation to secretome analysis

L Bianco, G Perrotta - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Filamentous fungi possess the extraordinary ability to digest complex biomasses and
mineralize numerous xenobiotics, as consequence of their aptitude to sensing the …

Bacterial and fungal gut communities of Agrilus mali at different developmental stages and fed different diets

Z Zhang, S Jiao, X Li, M Li - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Agrilus mali (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is an invasive wood borer pest that has
caused considerable damage to the **njiang wild fruit forest. In this study, we investigated …