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Weevil Carbohydrate Intake Triggers Endosymbiont Proliferation: A Trade-Off between Host Benefit and Endosymbiont Burden

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Beetles thriving on tyrosine-poor diet sources often develop mutualistic associations with endosymbionts able to synthesize aromatic amino acids. This surplus of aromatic amino acids is used to reinforce the insect’s protective cuticle.

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Symbiosis
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hal-04045309 , version 1 (30-03-2023)

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Elisa Dell’aglio, Virginie Lacotte, Sergio Peignier, Isabelle Rahioui, Fadéla Benzaoui, et al.. Weevil Carbohydrate Intake Triggers Endosymbiont Proliferation: A Trade-Off between Host Benefit and Endosymbiont Burden. mBio, 2023, ⟨10.1128/mbio.03333-22⟩. ⟨hal-04045309⟩
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