This episode: Unlike most animals, caterpillars don't seem to have a resident gut microbe to help them in various ways! Thanks to Tobin Hammer for his contribution!
Download Episode (14 MB, 15.3 minutes) Show notes: Microbe of the episode: Borrelia graingeri News item Journal Paper: Hammer TJ, Janzen DH, Hallwachs W, Jaffe SP, Fierer N. 2017. Caterpillars lack a resident gut microbiome. Proc Natl Acad Sci 114:9641–9646.
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