Blanking on Blanks: Few Insect Microbiota Studies Control for Contaminants - A Systematic Review
Elisabeth Williamson, Tobin J. Hammer, Katja Hogendoorn, Raphael Eisenhofer
This paper reviews 243 insect microbiota studies and finds that two-thirds lack negative controls, highlighting a major gap in contamination control practices.
mBio · Feb 25, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology