Eating in a losing cause: limited benefit of modified macronutrient consumption following infection in the oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis
T. Sieksmeyer, S. He, M. A. Esparza-Mora, S. Jiang, V. Petrasiunaite, B. Kuropka, R. Banasiak, M. J. Julseth, C. Weise, P. R. Johnston, A. Rodriguez Rojas, D. McMahon
This study investigates how bacterial infection affects macronutrient consumption and immunity in Blatta orientalis cockroaches, finding limited immune benefits from dietary shifts.
BMC Ecology and Evolution · May 18, 2022Peer-reviewedEcology