How Beetles Keep Bacteria in Check (15 of 15) (IMAGE)

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How Beetles Keep Bacteria in Check (15 of 15)

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Bacteriomes of adult mesenteric Ceca stained with FISH. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Oct. 21, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The article, by Dr. F.H. Login of INSA-Lyon in Villeurbanne, France, and colleagues, was titled, "Antimicrobial Peptides Keep Insect Endosymbionts Under Control."

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Image courtesy of Abdelaziz Heddi and Severine Balmand

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