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Chemical and microbial ecology of the orthopteran gut
Reference
S13754
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Anthony Charnley
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Roderick James Dillon
Institution
University of Bath
Department
Biology and Biochemistry
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
249,740
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
05/11/2000
End date
05/01/2004
Duration
38 months
Abstract
The gut bacterial biota of the desert locust contribute to host defence by producing antimicrobial phenolics and synthesising key components of the locust aggregation pheromone. Adaptation by insects to use plant secondary compounds transformed by their gut microbiota has implications for our appreciation of insect-microbe-plant tritrophic interactions. We propose to: 1) reveal the extent of microbial secondary plant compound transformation in locusts and crickets; 2) explore synthesis and fate of microbially derived phenolics in locusts; 3) determine the influence of the bacterial species profile on the processes in 1) and 2); and 4) search for microbially derived phenolics in insects of other Orders.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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