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Fig. 1 | Microbiome

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From: Gut microbiome of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor Larvae) show similar responses to polystyrene and corn straw diets

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A-C Images of exposure of the yellow worms to PS and CS. D-F PS/CS consumption rates (D), survival rates (E), and pupation rates (F) of larvae fed with PS, CS, CB and unfed. G The gut bacteria of larvae after antibiotic treatment on TSA medium and electrophoretogram of conventional 16S rRNA PCR products. H Total visible colony counts of larvae gut flora within 8-days of antibiotic treatment and (I) the absolute quantification of 16S rRNA copies in guts of the control and antibiotic-treated groups. J-K Consumption and survival rates of antibiotics-treated and untreated larvae (control) fed with different feedstocks for 5 days. L The molecular changes (Mw, Mn and Mz) of PS residues extracted from frass of antibiotics-treated and untreated larvae fed PS vs. PS feedstock. Styrofoam (PS), Corn straw (CS), Cabbage (CB)

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