Everything about Bacteriocyte totally explained
A
bacteriocyte (
Greek: "bacteria cell"), also called a
mycetocyte, is a specialized
adipocyte found in some
insect groups such as
aphids,
tsetse flies,
german cockroaches, and many others. Mycetocyte symbionts specifically include three insect groups: Cockroaches, Homoptera such as aphid, and Coleoptera such as weevils. These cells contain
endosymbiotic bacteria such as
Buchnera species, which provide essential
amino acids and other chemicals to their host. Bacteriocytes are maternally-transmitted, for example the mother transmits her endosymbionts to her
offspring. In some cases, the
bacteria are transmitted in the egg, as in
Buchnera; in others like
Wigglesworthia, they're transmitted via milk to the developing insect
embryo.
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