Publications by authors named "Zenghe Bu"
J Agric Food Chem
June 2023
Article Synopsis
- Insect gut microbiota play a crucial role in helping wood-boring insects, like Cossidae larvae, defeat the defense mechanisms of host trees, particularly ash trees.
- Researchers isolated gut bacteria from these larvae, tested their ability to break down pinoresinol (a tree defense compound) and cellulose, and identified the byproducts of this degradation.
- All isolated gut bacteria could degrade pinoresinol, with some also able to break down cellulose, suggesting that these microbes not only aid in overcoming tree defenses but may also support the nutritional needs of the insects through carbohydrate synthesis.
