%0 Journal Article
%T Microbial Diversity in the Midguts of Field and Lab-Reared Populations of the European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis
%A Eugeni Belda
%A Laia Pedrola
%A Juli Peret¨®
%A Juan F. Mart¨ªnez-Blanch
%A Arnau Montagud
%A Emilio Navarro
%A Javier Urchuegu¨ªa
%A Daniel Ram¨®n
%A Andr¨¦s Moya
%A Manuel Porcar
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0021751
%X Insects are associated with microorganisms that contribute to the digestion and processing of nutrients. The European Corn Borer (ECB) is a moth present world-wide, causing severe economical damage as a pest on corn and other crops. In the present work, we give a detailed view of the complexity of the microorganisms forming the ECB midgut microbiota with the objective of comparing the biodiversity of the midgut-associated microbiota and explore their potential as a source of genes and enzymes with biotechnological applications.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0021751