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Weiland SO, Detcharoen M, Schlick-Steiner BC, Steiner FM. Analyses of locomotion, wing morphology, and microbiome in Drosophila nigrosparsa after recovery from antibiotics. Microbiologyopen 2022; 11:e1291. [PMID: 35765190 PMCID: PMC9179132 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Antibiotics, such as tetracycline, have been frequently used to cure arthropods of Wolbachia endosymbionts. After the symbionts have been removed, the hosts must recover for some generations from the side effects of the antibiotics. However, most studies do not assess the direct and indirect longer‐term effects of antibiotics used to remove Wolbachia, which may question the exact contribution of this endosymbiont to the effects observed. Here, we used the fly Drosophila nigrosparsa treated or not with tetracycline for three generations followed by two generations of recovery to investigate the effects of this antibiotic on the fly locomotion, wing morphology, and the gut microbiome. We found that antibiotic treatment did not affect fly locomotion two generations after being treated with the antibiotic. In addition, gut‐microbiome restoration was tested as a more efficient solution to reduce the potential side effects of tetracycline on the microbiome. There was no significant difference in alpha diversity between gut restoration and other treatments, but the abundance of some bacterial taxa differed significantly between the gut‐restoration treatment and the control. We conclude that in D. nigrosparsa the recovery period of two generations after being treated with the antibiotic is sufficient for locomotion, and suggest a general assessment of direct and indirect effects of antibiotics after a particular recovery time.
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- Simon O Weiland
- Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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Borde M, Kshirsagar Y, Jadhav R, Baghela A. A Rare Stinkhorn Fungus Itajahya rosea Attract Drosophila by Producing Chemical Attractants. MYCOBIOLOGY 2021; 49:223-234. [PMID: 34290547 PMCID: PMC8259854 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2021.1928881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Itajahya rosea was found growing in association with Leucaena leucocephala plants at Savitribai Phule Pune University campus in India. The species identity was confirmed by phylogenetic analysis based on ITS and LSU regions of rDNA, wherein, our fugus was placed along with I. rosea in phylogenetic tree. It represents first record of I. rosea from India. Frequent visitation by Drosophila species on I. rosea fruiting body particularly on gleba was observed. The Drosophila got attracted to the detached gleba under the laboratory conditions and even sometimes, they prefer to sit over the gleba as compare to their food banana. It suggested that I. rosea gleba or pseudostipe produces some compounds for attraction and feeding behavior of Drosophila species. Therefore, we characterized the volatile attractants produced by gleba and pseudostipe of I. rosea by GC-MS analysis. Nineteen compounds were identified from gleba while nine compounds were recovered from the pseudostipe. Out of them, blends of three abundant odor producing volatile compounds were reported namely, Hexadecane, Pentadecane and Nonadecane, which are responsible for attraction of Drosophila toward the gleba. Three fatty acids namely 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z), hexadecanoic acid and benzoic acid ethyl ester produced are served as an appetitive signal through olfactory response of Drosophila, so the flies were feed on the gleba. Two pheromones' compounds, heneicosane and (+)-(5S,9S)-5,9-dimethylpentadecane, were also reported in pseudostipe and gleba, respectively, which play a role in Drosophila for breeding. Our study highlights an intriguing chemical ecology of fungus-Drosophila interaction.
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- Mahesh Borde
- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
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- National Fungal Culture Collection of India, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India
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- National Fungal Culture Collection of India, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS’ Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India
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Borde M, Kshirsagar Y, Jadhav R, Baghela A. A Rare Stinkhorn Fungus Itajahya rosea Attract Drosophila by Producing Chemical Attractants. MYCOBIOLOGY 2021; 49:223-234. [PMID: 34290547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Itajahya rosea was found growing in association with Leucaena leucocephala plants at Savitribai Phule Pune University campus in India. The species identity was confirmed by phylogenetic analysis based on ITS and LSU regions of rDNA, wherein, our fugus was placed along with I. rosea in phylogenetic tree. It represents first record of I. rosea from India. Frequent visitation by Drosophila species on I. rosea fruiting body particularly on gleba was observed. The Drosophila got attracted to the detached gleba under the laboratory conditions and even sometimes, they prefer to sit over the gleba as compare to their food banana. It suggested that I. rosea gleba or pseudostipe produces some compounds for attraction and feeding behavior of Drosophila species. Therefore, we characterized the volatile attractants produced by gleba and pseudostipe of I. rosea by GC-MS analysis. Nineteen compounds were identified from gleba while nine compounds were recovered from the pseudostipe. Out of them, blends of three abundant odor producing volatile compounds were reported namely, Hexadecane, Pentadecane and Nonadecane, which are responsible for attraction of Drosophila toward the gleba. Three fatty acids namely 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z), hexadecanoic acid and benzoic acid ethyl ester produced are served as an appetitive signal through olfactory response of Drosophila, so the flies were feed on the gleba. Two pheromones' compounds, heneicosane and (+)-(5S,9S)-5,9-dimethylpentadecane, were also reported in pseudostipe and gleba, respectively, which play a role in Drosophila for breeding. Our study highlights an intriguing chemical ecology of fungus-Drosophila interaction.
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- Mahesh Borde
- Department of Botany, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
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- National Fungal Culture Collection of India, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS' Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India
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- National Fungal Culture Collection of India, Biodiversity and Palaeobiology Group, MACS' Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India
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Differential gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster and D. nigrosparsa infected with the same Wolbachia strain. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11336. [PMID: 34059765 PMCID: PMC8166886 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90857-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Wolbachia are maternally inherited endosymbionts that infect nearly half of all arthropod species. Wolbachia manipulate their hosts to maximize their transmission, but they can also provide benefits such as nutrients and resistance against viruses to their hosts. The Wolbachia strain wMel was recently found to increase locomotor activities and possibly trigger cytoplasmic incompatibility in the transinfected fly Drosophila nigrosparsa. Here, we investigated, in females of both D. melanogaster and D. nigrosparsa, the gene expression between animals uninfected and infected with wMel, using RNA sequencing to see if the two Drosophila species respond to the infection in the same or different ways. A total of 2164 orthologous genes were used. The two fly species responded to the infection in different ways. Significant changes shared by the fly species belong to the expression of genes involved in processes such as oxidation-reduction process, iron-ion binding, and voltage-gated potassium-channel activity. We discuss our findings also in the light of how Wolbachia survive within both the native and the novel host.
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Detcharoen M, Arthofer W, Jiggins FM, Steiner FM, Schlick‐Steiner BC. Wolbachia affect behavior and possibly reproductive compatibility but not thermoresistance, fecundity, and morphology in a novel transinfected host, Drosophila nigrosparsa. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:4457-4470. [PMID: 32489610 PMCID: PMC7246211 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Wolbachia, intracellular endosymbionts, are estimated to infect about half of all arthropod species. These bacteria manipulate their hosts in various ways for their maximum benefits. The rising global temperature may accelerate species migration, and thus, horizontal transfer of Wolbachia may occur across species previously not in contact. We transinfected and then cured the alpine fly Drosophila nigrosparsa with Wolbachia strain wMel to study its effects on this species. We found low Wolbachia titer, possibly cytoplasmic incompatibility, and an increase in locomotion of both infected larvae and adults compared with cured ones. However, no change in fecundity, no impact on heat and cold tolerance, and no change in wing morphology were observed. Although Wolbachia increased locomotor activities in this species, we conclude that D. nigrosparsa may not benefit from the infection. Still, D. nigrosparsa can serve as a host for Wolbachia because vertical transmission is possible but may not be as high as in the native host of wMel, Drosophila melanogaster.
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Kinzner MC, Gamisch A, Hoffmann AA, Seifert B, Haider M, Arthofer W, Schlick-Steiner BC, Steiner FM. Major range loss predicted from lack of heat adaptability in an alpine Drosophila species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 695:133753. [PMID: 31425981 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Climate warming is threatening biodiversity worldwide. Climate specialists such as alpine species are especially likely to be vulnerable. Adaptation by rapid evolution is the only long-term option for survival of many species, but the adaptive evolutionary potential of heat resistance has not been assessed in an alpine invertebrate. Here, we show that the alpine fly Drosophila nigrosparsa cannot readily adapt to heat stress. Heat-exposed flies from a regime with increased ambient temperature and a regime with increased temperature plus artificial selection for heat tolerance were less heat tolerant than the control group. Increased ambient temperature affected negatively both fitness and competitiveness. Ecological niche models predicted the loss of three quarters of the climatically habitable areas of this fly by the end of this century. Our findings suggest that, alongside with other climate specialists, species from mountainous regions are highly vulnerable to climate warming and unlikely to adapt through evolutionary genetic changes.
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- Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- School of Biosciences, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Tratter Kinzner M, Kinzner MC, Kaufmann R, Hoffmann AA, Arthofer W, Schlick-Steiner BC, Steiner FM. Is temperature preference in the laboratory ecologically relevant for the field? The case of Drosophila nigrosparsa. Glob Ecol Conserv 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Kinzner M, Krapf P, Nindl M, Heussler C, Eisenkölbl S, Hoffmann AA, Seeber J, Arthofer W, Schlick‐Steiner BC, Steiner FM. Life-history traits and physiological limits of the alpine fly Drosophila nigrosparsa (Diptera: Drosophilidae): A comparative study. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:2006-2020. [PMID: 29468020 PMCID: PMC5817156 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Interspecific variation in life-history traits and physiological limits can be linked to the environmental conditions species experience, including climatic conditions. As alpine environments are particularly vulnerable under climate change, we focus on the montane-alpine fly Drosophila nigrosparsa. Here, we characterized some of its life-history traits and physiological limits and compared these with those of other drosophilids, namely Drosophila hydei, Drosophila melanogaster, and Drosophila obscura. We assayed oviposition rate, longevity, productivity, development time, larval competitiveness, starvation resistance, and heat and cold tolerance. Compared with the other species assayed, D. nigrosparsa is less fecund, relatively long-living, starvation susceptible, cold adapted, and surprisingly well heat adapted. These life-history characteristics provide insights into invertebrate adaptations to alpine conditions which may evolve under ongoing climate change.
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- Institute of EcologyUniversity of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- Institute of EcologyUniversity of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
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- School of BioSciencesBio21 InstituteUniversity of MelbourneParkvilleVic.Australia
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- Institute of EcologyUniversity of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria
- Institute for Alpine EnvironmentEurac ResearchBozen/BolzanoItaly
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Arthofer W, Heussler C, Krapf P, Schlick-Steiner BC, Steiner FM. Identifying the minimum number of microsatellite loci needed to assess population genetic structure: A case study in fly culturing. Fly (Austin) 2017; 12:13-22. [PMID: 29166845 PMCID: PMC5927656 DOI: 10.1080/19336934.2017.1396400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Small, isolated populations are constantly threatened by loss of genetic diversity due to drift. Such situations are found, for instance, in laboratory culturing. In guarding against diversity loss, monitoring of potential changes in population structure is paramount; this monitoring is most often achieved using microsatellite markers, which can be costly in terms of time and money when many loci are scored in large numbers of individuals. Here, we present a case study reducing the number of microsatellites to the minimum necessary to correctly detect the population structure of two Drosophila nigrosparsa populations. The number of loci was gradually reduced from 11 to 1, using the Allelic Richness (AR) and Private Allelic Richness (PAR) as criteria for locus removal. The effect of each reduction step was evaluated by the number of genetic clusters detectable from the data and by the allocation of individuals to the clusters; in the latter, excluding ambiguous individuals was tested to reduce the rate of incorrect assignments. We demonstrate that more than 95% of the individuals can still be correctly assigned when using eight loci and that the major population structure is still visible when using two highly polymorphic loci. The differences between sorting the loci by AR and PAR were negligible. The method presented here will most efficiently reduce genotyping costs when small sets of loci (“core sets”) for long-time use in large-scale population screenings are compiled.
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- Wolfgang Arthofer
- a Molecular Ecology Group , Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck , Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck , Austria
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- a Molecular Ecology Group , Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck , Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck , Austria
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- a Molecular Ecology Group , Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck , Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck , Austria
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- a Molecular Ecology Group , Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck , Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck , Austria
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- a Molecular Ecology Group , Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck , Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck , Austria
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Cicconardi F, Di Marino D, Olimpieri PP, Arthofer W, Schlick-Steiner BC, Steiner FM. Chemosensory adaptations of the mountain fly Drosophila nigrosparsa (Insecta: Diptera) through genomics' and structural biology's lenses. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43770. [PMID: 28256589 PMCID: PMC5335605 DOI: 10.1038/srep43770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Chemoreception is essential for survival. Some chemicals signal the presence of nutrients or toxins, others the proximity of mating partners, competitors, or predators. Chemical signal transduction has therefore been studied in multiple organisms. In Drosophila species, a number of odorant receptor genes and various other types of chemoreceptors were found. Three main gene families encode for membrane receptors and one for globular proteins that shuttle compounds with different degrees of affinity and specificity towards receptors. By sequencing the genome of Drosophila nigrosparsa, a habitat specialist restricted to montane/alpine environment, and combining genomics and structural biology techniques, we characterised odorant, gustatory, ionotropic receptors and odorant binding proteins, annotating 189 loci and modelling the protein structure of two ionotropic receptors and one odorant binding protein. We hypothesise that the D. nigrosparsa genome experienced gene loss and various evolutionary pressures (diversifying positive selection, relaxation, and pseudogenisation), as well as structural modification in the geometry and electrostatic potential of the two ionotropic receptor binding sites. We discuss possible trajectories in chemosensory adaptation processes, possibly enhancing compound affinity and mediating the evolution of more specialized food, and a fine-tuned mechanism of adaptation.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptation, Physiological/genetics
- Animals
- Drosophila/genetics
- Drosophila Proteins/classification
- Drosophila Proteins/genetics
- Genomic Library
- Genomics/methods
- Models, Molecular
- Multigene Family/genetics
- Phylogeny
- Protein Conformation
- Receptors, Cell Surface/classification
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate/chemistry
- Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate/classification
- Receptors, Ionotropic Glutamate/genetics
- Receptors, Odorant/chemistry
- Receptors, Odorant/classification
- Receptors, Odorant/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA/methods
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Cicconardi
- Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Informatics, Institute of Computational Science, University of Italian Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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