Gut Microbiota Cannot Compensate the Impact of (quasi) Aposymbiosis in Blattella germanica

• Published in: Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 10; no. 10; p. 1013
• Main Authors: Muñoz-Benavent, Maria, Latorre, Amparo, Alemany-Cosme, Ester, Marín-Miret, Jesús, Domínguez-Santos, Rebeca, Silva, Francisco J., Gil, Rosario, García-Ferris, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 09.10.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Adults; Antibiotics; aposymbiont; Biology; Blattabacterium; Blattaria; Blattella germanica; Cockroaches; Design; digestive system; endosymbionts; Fitness; gut microbiota; Insects; Intestinal microflora; intestinal microorganisms; Microbiota; Oocytes; Population; rifampicin; Rifampin; Symbionts; symbiosis; Termites; United States > US; Germany

Blattella germanica presents a very complex symbiotic system, involving the following two kinds of symbionts: the endosymbiont Blattabacterium and the gut microbiota. Although the role of the endosymbiont has been fully elucidated, the function of the gut microbiota remains unclear. The study of the...