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SUBMITTER: Tan SQ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4661595 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tan Shu-Qian SQ Zhang Kai-Qi KQ Chen Hong-Xing HX Ge Yang Y Ji Rong R Shi Wang-Peng WP
Scientific reports 20151127
Locusts aggregate into bands of nymphs and swarms of adults that can pose a major threat to crop. Previous studies have shown that infection by the microsporidian parasite Paranosema locustae prevents locust aggregation behavior and we show that gut bacteria, which produce components of locust aggregation pheromones, are substantially reduced in locusts infected with P. locustae. We found that P. locustae could reduce the diversity, abundance and community composition of Locusta migratoria's gut ...[more]