González-Román, P., Hernández-Oaxaca, D., Bustamante-Brito, R., Rogel, M.A., & Martínez-Romero, E. 2024 On the Origins of Symbiotic Fungi in Carmine Cochineals and Their Function in the Digestion of Plant Polysaccharides. Insects https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100783

Keywords:

endosymbiont

evolution

Notes: This work aimed to define the possible origins of fungal symbionts in the cochineals and to explore some of the functional roles of fungal symbionts in D. coccus.

Download PDF