Actinobacteria are ubiquitous in soil and well-known for producing antimicrobial compounds. Increasingly, members of this phylum are found to form symbiotic relationships and are thought to provide pr
Introduction: Cockroaches (Phylum Arthropoda; Order Blattodea) are resilient insects and capable of surviving in extreme environments and conditions. Host-microbe interactions play a key role in host
Identification of bacterial species present in different stages of the Indian lac insect, Kerria lacca (Kerr) by sequencing of V3-V4 region of 16S rRNA gene. Crawlers or neonate nymphs and female inse
Bombardier beetles (Carabidae: Brachininae) are well known for their unique explosive defensive chemistry. These beetles are found in riparian corridors throughout the American Southwest, where they c
