Vitamin-produzierende Symbionten in Feuerwanzen

Kaltenpoth, Martin

doi:10.1007/s12268-014-0418-1

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Vitamin-produzierende Symbionten in Feuerwanzen

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Kaltenpoth, Martin
Max Planck Research Group Insect Symbiosis, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Kaltenpoth, M. (2014). Vitamin-produzierende Symbionten in Feuerwanzen. Biospektrum, 20(2), 144-147. doi:10.1007/s12268-014-0418-1.

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Microbial symbionts play an essential role for the ecology and evolution of most multicellular organisms. Firebugs (Hemiptera, Pyrrhocoridae) are associated with actinobacterial symbionts in the mid-gut that supplement limiting B-vitamins and are tightly integrated into the host’s metabolism. The symbiosis is widespread among firebugs and enables them to subsist on Malvales seeds as the sole nutritional resource.