Gut microbes enable coffee pest to withstand extremely toxic concentrations of ...

Phys.OrgGut microbes enable coffee pest to withstand extremely toxic concentrations of ...Phys.OrgA coffee berry borer (lower left) sits atop a coffee bean, which is its sole source of food and shelter. The beetle thrives in the toxic, caffeine-rich bean thanks to the microbes in its gut, shown in the green microscopy image. A schematic …more. The ...and more »

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