Melbert Schwarz

Works (4)

Updated: October 26th, 2024 05:01

2024 article

Chewing through challenges: Exploring the evolutionary pathways to wood-feeding in insects

Beza-Beza, C. F., Wiegmann, B. M., Ware, J. A., Petersen, M., Gunter, N., Cole, M. E., … Mikaelyan, A. (2024, March 27). BIOESSAYS, Vol. 3.

By: C. Beza-Beza n, B. Wiegmann n , J. Ware *, M. Petersen*, N. Gunter *, M. Cole n, M. Schwarz n, M. Bertone n , D. Young *, A. Mikaelyan n 

author keywords: Detritivory; Functional Continuity; Holobiont; Insect Microbe Symbioses; Saproxylophagy; Symbiotic Digestion; Trophic Specialization; Wood Feeding
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 1, 2024

2024 article

Lethal disruption of the bacterial gut community in Eastern subterranean termite caused by boric acid

Ashbrook, A. R., Schwarz, M., Schal, C., & Mikaelyan, A. (2024, October 14). (C. Husseneder, Ed.). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, Vol. 10.

By: A. Ashbrook n, M. Schwarz n, C. Schal n  & A. Mikaelyan n 

Ed(s): C. Husseneder

author keywords: boric acid; termite control; gut microbiome; dysbiosis; wood protectants
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 22, 2024

2023 journal article

Reevaluating Symbiotic Digestion in Cockroaches: Unveiling the Hindgut's Contribution to Digestion in Wood-Feeding Panesthiinae (Blaberidae)

INSECTS, 14(9).

By: M. Schwarz n, G. Tokuda *, H. Osaki n & A. Mikaelyan n 

author keywords: wood-feeding; saproxylophagy; cockroaches; Panesthiinae; Blaberidae; Percoll; lignocellulose; xylanase; cellulase; digestion
TL;DR: This study investigated cellulase and xylanase activity in the crop, midgut, and hindgut lumens of Panesthia angustipennis and Salganea taiwanensis to shed light on the remarkable adaptability of wood-feeding insects and provides valuable clues to their evolutionary success on this challenging, nutrient-poor resource. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: October 23, 2023

2023 journal article

Wood fibers are a crucial microhabitat for cellulose- and xylan- degrading bacteria in the hindgut of the wood-feeding beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 14.

By: M. Schwarz n, C. Beza-Beza n & A. Mikaelyan n 

author keywords: beetles; Passalidae; lignocellulose; symbiotic digestion; gut microbiomes
TL;DR: This study investigated the bacterial communities specifically associated with wood fibers in the gut of the passalid beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus and demonstrated that the anterior hindgut, which houses a majority of the bacterial load, is an important site for lignocellulose digestion. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: July 24, 2023

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