Bacteriome-Associated Endosymbiotic Bacteria of Nosodendron Tree Sap Beetles (Coleoptera: Nosodendridae)
The family Nosodendridae is a small group of tree sap beetles with only 91 described species representing three genera from the world.In 1930s, bacteria-harboring symbiotic organs, called bacteriomes, were briefly described in a European species Nosodendron fasciculare.Since then, however, no studies have been conducted on the nosodendrid endosymbi