Comparative analysis of excreta and fat body from various cockroach species

Distribution of the Primary Endosymbiont (Candidatus Uzinura Diaspidicola) Within Host Insects from the Scale Insect Family Diaspididae

“…When these cockroaches were given antibiotics to kill endosymbionts, fat bodies formerly holding endosymbionts showed a 20 fold increase of uric acid, demonstrating the likelihood of uric acid recycling by endosymbiotic bacteria Blattabacteria [ 30 ]. Other cockroaches are known to store urate in the fat body as well [ 31 ]. Recent genomic work done on Blattabacteria shows that this bacterium has the necessary metabolic genes to recycle nitrogen from the byproducts of uric acid degradation, which are urea and ammonia [ 18 ].…”

Distribution of the Primary Endosymbiont (Candidatus Uzinura Diaspidicola) Within Host Insects from the Scale Insect Family Diaspididae

“…When these cockroaches were given antibiotics to kill endosymbionts, fat bodies formerly holding endosymbionts showed a 20 fold increase of uric acid, demonstrating the likelihood of uric acid recycling by endosymbiotic bacteria Blattabacteria [ 30 ]. Other cockroaches are known to store urate in the fat body as well [ 31 ]. Recent genomic work done on Blattabacteria shows that this bacterium has the necessary metabolic genes to recycle nitrogen from the byproducts of uric acid degradation, which are urea and ammonia [ 18 ].…”

Reduced expression of the dysbindin-like gene in the Bombyx mori ov mutant exhibiting mottled translucency of the larval skin

“…Many insects, such as cockroaches, tobacco hornworm, and scarab beetles, also accumulate uric acid in the fat body or cuticle (Caveney 1971;Cochran 1979;Buckner 1982). Uric acid is not only a metabolite or excreted substance, but also an important antioxidant (Hilliker et al 1992;Matsuo and Ishikawa 1999).…”

Body Size and Termite Evolution

“…This is very early in their development, at the third or fourth instar. In insects in general and cockroaches in particular, the biggest impact of a shift in nutritional status is on early instars, which have small reserves, a high metabolism, and nutritional requirements that differ from those of adults (Cochran 1979;Cochran and Mullins 1982;Scriber and Slansky 1981;Rollo 1986;Bell et al 2007). …”

Distribution of the Primary Endosymbiont (Candidatus Uzinura Diaspidicola) Within Host Insects from the Scale Insect Family Diaspididae

“…When these cockroaches were given antibiotics to kill endosymbionts, fat bodies formerly holding endosymbionts showed a 20 fold increase of uric acid, demonstrating the likelihood of uric acid recycling by endosymbiotic bacteria Blattabacteria [ 30 ]. Other cockroaches are known to store urate in the fat body as well [ 31 ]. Recent genomic work done on Blattabacteria shows that this bacterium has the necessary metabolic genes to recycle nitrogen from the byproducts of uric acid degradation, which are urea and ammonia [ 18 ].…”

Reduced expression of the dysbindin-like gene in the Bombyx mori ov mutant exhibiting mottled translucency of the larval skin

“…Many insects, such as cockroaches, tobacco hornworm, and scarab beetles, also accumulate uric acid in the fat body or cuticle (Caveney 1971;Cochran 1979;Buckner 1982). Uric acid is not only a metabolite or excreted substance, but also an important antioxidant (Hilliker et al 1992;Matsuo and Ishikawa 1999).…”

Body Size and Termite Evolution

“…This is very early in their development, at the third or fourth instar. In insects in general and cockroaches in particular, the biggest impact of a shift in nutritional status is on early instars, which have small reserves, a high metabolism, and nutritional requirements that differ from those of adults (Cochran 1979;Cochran and Mullins 1982;Scriber and Slansky 1981;Rollo 1986;Bell et al 2007). …”

Distribution of the Primary Endosymbiont (Candidatus Uzinura Diaspidicola) Within Host Insects from the Scale Insect Family Diaspididae

“…When these cockroaches were given antibiotics to kill endosymbionts, fat bodies formerly holding endosymbionts showed a 20 fold increase of uric acid, demonstrating the likelihood of uric acid recycling by endosymbiotic bacteria Blattabacteria [ 30 ]. Other cockroaches are known to store urate in the fat body as well [ 31 ]. Recent genomic work done on Blattabacteria shows that this bacterium has the necessary metabolic genes to recycle nitrogen from the byproducts of uric acid degradation, which are urea and ammonia [ 18 ].…”

Reduced expression of the dysbindin-like gene in the Bombyx mori ov mutant exhibiting mottled translucency of the larval skin

“…Many insects, such as cockroaches, tobacco hornworm, and scarab beetles, also accumulate uric acid in the fat body or cuticle (Caveney 1971;Cochran 1979;Buckner 1982). Uric acid is not only a metabolite or excreted substance, but also an important antioxidant (Hilliker et al 1992;Matsuo and Ishikawa 1999).…”

Body Size and Termite Evolution

“…This is very early in their development, at the third or fourth instar. In insects in general and cockroaches in particular, the biggest impact of a shift in nutritional status is on early instars, which have small reserves, a high metabolism, and nutritional requirements that differ from those of adults (Cochran 1979;Cochran and Mullins 1982;Scriber and Slansky 1981;Rollo 1986;Bell et al 2007). …”