MicrobiologybioRxiv
Using axenic and gnotobiotic insects to examine the role of different microbes on the development and reproduction of the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
C. A. Gilliland, V. Patel, A. C. Dombrowski…·K. J. Vogel
This study shows that Rhodococcus rhodnii provides greater fitness benefits to Rhodnius prolixus than other bacteria, despite similar B vitamin synthesis capabilities.
DOI 10.1111/mec.16800