EcologybioRxiv
The host fruit amplifies mutualistic interactions between Ceratitis capitata larvae and associated bacteria.
D. S. Y. Zaada, M. Ben-Yosef, B. Yuval, E. Jurkevitch
The paper investigates the mutualistic interactions between Ceratitis capitata larvae and bacteria in host fruits, finding larvae facilitate bacterial spread and horizontal transfer.
DOI 10.1186/s12896-019-0581-z