Fig. 2From: Bamboo lignocellulose degradation by gut symbiotic microbiota of the bamboo snout beetle Cyrtotrachelus buquetiScanning electron microscopy (SEM), bamboo shoot particles (BSPs) components and reducing sugar content in cultures after in vitro treatment. a–c SEM for raw BSPs; d–f SEM for BSPs in the control group; g–i SEM for BSPs after 72 h of treatment in CCJ; j–l SEM for BSPs after 72 h of treatment in XCJ; m–o SEM for BSPs after 72 h of treatment in YCJ; p amount of reducing sugar in the culture after 6 days of treatment; q cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin degradation efficiency of BSPs after 6 days of treatment. CCJ: gut symbiotic microbiota of female; XCJ: gut symbiotic microbiota of male; YCJ: gut symbiotic microbiota of larvae. Descriptive data were expressed as mean ± Standard Error of Mean; the different normal letters indicated significant difference at different developmental stage at 0.05 level (n = 3); the different capital letters indicated significant difference in different components at 0.05 level (n = 3)Back to article page