Blattabacterium

bacteria

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association with cockroaches

  • Madagascar hissing cockroach
    In cockroach: Physical description

    Nocticola, are thought to host Blattabacterium, a mutualistic bacterium. The endosymbiotic bacterium lives within the insects’ fat cells and is thought to help regulate purine metabolism and allow the insects to survive on nitrogen-poor diets.

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