Gut microbiota variability in dung beetles: prokaryotes vary according to the phylogeny of the host species while fungi vary according to the diet

Dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) support several ecological processes and services making them important ecosystem engineers. The dung beetle gut microbiota is involved in many of these ecological services. In the present study, we analyzed the microbiota of 90 individuals of three Onthophag...

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Main Authors: Gianluca Natta, Samuele Voyron, Erica Lumini, Alex Laini, Angela Roggero, Alessandro Fiorito, Claudia Palestrini, Antonio Rolando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Insect Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/finsc.2025.1639013/full
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