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| Title |
Microbial Brokers of Insect-Plant Interactions Revisited
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Chemical Ecology, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10886-013-0308-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Angela E. Douglas |
| Abstract |
Recent advances in sequencing methods have transformed the field of microbial ecology, making it possible to determine the composition and functional capabilities of uncultured microorganisms. These technologies have been instrumental in the recognition that resident microorganisms can have profound effects on the phenotype and fitness of their animal hosts by modulating the animal signaling networks that regulate growth, development, behavior, etc. Against this backdrop, this review assesses the impact of microorganisms on insect-plant interactions, in the context of the hypothesis that microorganisms are biochemical brokers of plant utilization by insects. There is now overwhelming evidence for a microbial role in insect utilization of certain plant diets with an extremely low or unbalanced nutrient content. Specifically, microorganisms enable insect utilization of plant sap by synthesizing essential amino acids. They also can broker insect utilization of plant products of extremely high lignocellulose content, by enzymatic breakdown of complex plant polysaccharides, nitrogen fixation, and sterol synthesis. However, the experimental evidence for microbial-mediated detoxification of plant allelochemicals is limited. The significance of microorganisms as brokers of plant utilization by insects is predicted to vary, possibly widely, as a result of potentially complex interactions between the composition of the microbiota and the diet and insect developmental age or genotype. For every insect species feeding on plant material, the role of resident microbiota as biochemical brokers of plant utilization is a testable hypothesis. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 195 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 4% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Mexico | 2 | 1% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | 2% |
| Unknown | 172 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 22% |
| Researcher | 42 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 5% |
| Other | 41 | 21% |
| Unknown | 17 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 113 | 58% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 23 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 8% |
| Unknown | 24 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 July 2013.
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