Serial no: 1280
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Last update: 2024-10-26
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Silkworm
Bombyx mori (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animals
Arthropods
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Local name:
Domestic Silk Moth
Synonyms
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Phalaena mori Linnaeus, 1758
Bombyx arracanensis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx brunnea Grünberg, 1911
Bombyx croesi Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx fortunatus Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx meridionalis Wood-Mason, 1886
Bombyx sinensis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx textor Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx arracanensis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx brunnea Grünberg, 1911
Bombyx croesi Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx fortunatus Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx meridionalis Wood-Mason, 1886
Bombyx sinensis Moore & Hutton, 1862
Bombyx textor Moore & Hutton, 1862
Family:
Bombycidae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos
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Landscape units
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness
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N/A
IUCN status
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N/A
Lao official status
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N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Medicine
Comments on use types:
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient | /100g | Remark |
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Proteins | N/A | N/A |
Carbohydrates | N/A | N/A |
Fats | N/A | N/A |
Vitamins | N/A | N/A |
Minerals | N/A | N/A |
Fibers | N/A | N/A |
References
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References:
V. K. Rahmathulla. 2012. Management of Climatic Factors for Successful Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) Crop and Higher Silk Production: A Review. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/121234
Panthee, S., Paudel, A., Hamamoto, H., and Sekimizu, K. 2017. Advantages of the silkworm as an animal model for developing novel antimicrobial agents. Front Microbiol 8, 373
Hamamoto, H., Urai, M., Ishii, K., Yasukawa, J., Paudel, A., Murai, M., Kaji, T., Kuranaga, T., Hamase, K., Katsu, T., Su, J., Adachi, T., Uchida, R., Tomoda, H., Yamada, M., Souma, M., Kurihara, H., Inoue, M., and Sekimizu, K. 2015. Lysocin E is a new antibiotic that targets menaquinone in the bacterial membrane. Nat. Chem. Biol. 11, 127-133.
Xia Q; Zhou Z; Lu C; et al. 2004. A draft sequence for the genome of the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori). Science. 306 (5703): 1937–40.
Panthee, S., Paudel, A., Hamamoto, H., and Sekimizu, K. 2017. Advantages of the silkworm as an animal model for developing novel antimicrobial agents. Front Microbiol 8, 373
Hamamoto, H., Urai, M., Ishii, K., Yasukawa, J., Paudel, A., Murai, M., Kaji, T., Kuranaga, T., Hamase, K., Katsu, T., Su, J., Adachi, T., Uchida, R., Tomoda, H., Yamada, M., Souma, M., Kurihara, H., Inoue, M., and Sekimizu, K. 2015. Lysocin E is a new antibiotic that targets menaquinone in the bacterial membrane. Nat. Chem. Biol. 11, 127-133.
Xia Q; Zhou Z; Lu C; et al. 2004. A draft sequence for the genome of the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori). Science. 306 (5703): 1937–40.
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