Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics

Cross-domain cooperation drives nutrient acquisition and metabolism in the bark beetle holobiont

Abstract Microbial symbiosis underpins host adaptation, yet mechanisms of metabolic integration in holobionts remain unclear. Using metatranscriptomics, genomics, and metabolic assays, we investigated gut microbiome interactions in the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus...