Kissing Bug Egg Surrounded by Excreta Rich in Bacteria (IMAGE)

Swansea University

Kissing Bug Egg Surrounded by Excreta Rich in Bacteria

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A solitary egg surrounded by the symbiont-rich excreta of the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus. This was one of the two species used by Swansea University researchers in their paper: "Symbiont-mediated RNA interference in insects."

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Dr. Miranda Whitten, Swansea University

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