RISB1867 - Morganella morganii

Symbiont Classification

Classification

Bacteria

Phylum

Pseudomonadota

Order

Enterobacterales

Genus

Morganella

Host Classification

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Scarabaeidae

Subfamily

Melolonthinae

Species

Costelytra zealandica

Function

Female beetles were previously shown to use phenol as their sex pheromone produced by symbiotic bacteria in the accessory or colleterial gland

Chemical biosynthesis

Localization

No localization information available

Transmission Mode

No transmission mode information available

Supporting Reference

Morganella morganii bacteria produces phenol as the sex pheromone of the New Zealand grass grub from tyrosine in the colleterial gland

Marshall, DG; Jackson, TA; Unelius, CR ... Townsend, RJ; Suckling, DM

Journal: SCIENCE OF NATURE
DOI:
10.1007/s00114-016-1380-1 (2016)

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Related Publications

2 records

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Title Host Symbiont Authors Journal Year
Influence of microbial symbionts on insect pheromones
Costelytra zealandica
Morganella morganii
Engl, T; Kaltenpoth, M
NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS
2018
Morganella morganii bacteria produces phenol as the sex pheromone of the New Zealand grass grub from tyrosine in the colleterial gland
Costelytra zealandica
Morganella morganii
Marshall, DG; Jackson, TA; Unelius, CR ... Townsend, RJ; Suckling, DM
SCIENCE OF NATURE
2016
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