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Fu J, Wang J, Huang X, Guan B, Feng Q, Deng H. Composition and diversity of gut microbiota across developmental stages of Spodoptera frugiperda and its effect on the reproduction. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1237684. [PMID: 37789854 PMCID: PMC10543693 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1237684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Spodoptera frugiperda is a serious world-wide agricultural pest. Gut microorganisms play crucial roles in growth, development, immunity and behavior of host insects. Methods Here, we reported the composition of gut microbiota in a laboratory-reared strain of S. frugiperda using 16S rDNA sequencing and the effects of gut microbiota on the reproduction. Results Proteobacteria and Firmicutes were the predominant bacteria and the taxonomic composition varied during the life cycle. Alpha diversity indices indicated that the eggs had higher bacterial diversity than larvae, pupae and adults. Furthermore, eggs harbored a higher abundance of Ralstonia, Sediminibacterium and microbes of unclassified taxonomy. The dynamics changes in bacterial communities resulted in differences in the metabolic functions of the gut microbiota during development. Interestingly, the laid eggs in antibiotic treatment groups did not hatch much due to the gut dysbacteriosis, the results showed gut microbiota had a significant impact on the male reproduction. Discussion Our findings provide new perspectives to understand the intricate associations between microbiota and host, and have value for the development of S. frugiperda management strategies focusing on the pest gut microbiota.
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- Junrui Fu
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology and School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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Noman MS, Shi G, Liu LJ, Li ZH. Diversity of bacteria in different life stages and their impact on the development and reproduction of Zeugodacus tau (Diptera: Tephritidae). INSECT SCIENCE 2021; 28:363-376. [PMID: 32091660 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fruit flies usually harbor diverse communities of bacteria in their digestive systems, which are known to play a significant role in their fitness. However, little information is available on Zeugodacus tau, a polyphagous pest worldwide. This study reports the first extensive analysis of bacterial communities in different life stages and their effect on the development and reproduction of laboratory-reared Z. tau. Cultured bacteria were identified using the conventional method, and all bacteria were identified by high-throughput technologies (16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing of V3-V4 region). A total of six bacterial phyla were identified in larvae, pupae, and male and female adult flies, which were distributed into 14 classes, 32 orders, 58 families and 96 genera. Proteobacteria was the most represented phylum in all the stages except larvae. Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Providencia, and Pseudomonas were identified by conventional and next-generation sequencing analysis in both male and female adult flies, and Enterobacter was found to be the main genus. After being fed with antibiotics from the first instar larvae, bacterial diversity changed markedly in the adult stage. Untreated flies laid eggs and needed 20 days before oviposition while the treated flies showed ovary development inhibited and were not able to lay eggs, probably due to the alteration of the microbiota. These findings provide the cornerstone for unexplored research on bacterial function in Z. tau, which will help to develop an environmentally friendly management technique for this kind of harmful insect.
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- Md Shibly Noman
- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Choudhary JS, Naaz N, Prabhakar CS, Das B, Singh AK, Bhatt BP. High Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Bacterial Communities Associated with Melon Fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae). Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:611-623. [PMID: 33392673 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-02327-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The next generation sequencing (NGS) approach has facilitated the investigations of gut microbiota with high throughput and resolution. The present study was focused on the taxonomic and functional characterization of bacterial community associated with different developmental stages of melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae using 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene amplicons metagenomics. Z. cucurbitae is considered an invasive and most staid polyphagous pest of cucurbitaceous and other related crops. The taxonomic analysis of highly variable V3-V4 region of bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequencing indicated that the bacterial community associated with Z. cucurbitae consists of a total of 23 bacterial phyla (including unclassified and unassigned bacteria), comprising 32 classes, 69 orders, 99 families and 130 genera. Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Tenericutes were dominant phyla of which family, Enterobacteriaceae was the most abundant in the larval and adult female stages, whereas Mycoplasmataceae was the dominant in the pupal stage. In larval stages of Z. cucurbitae, genus Providencia and Comamonas were the most abundant. However, genus Candidatus-Bacilloplasma and Klebsiella were the most dominant in pupae and adult females of Z. cucurbitae, respectively. PICRUSt analysis conducted for prediction of metabolic activities revealed that associated microbiota were involved in membrane transport, carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, replication and repair processes as well as cellular processes and signalling. The higher number of OTUs was annotated for phosphoglycerate mutase and transketolase in adult females followed by larval stages, which may support the digestive function of the microbiota in larvae and adult females. Our findings provide insights about the high variation in microbiota across developmental stages and basis for microbiota-based management strategies of fruit flies.
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- Jaipal S Choudhary
- Farming Systems Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, ICAR-RCER, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834 010, India.
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- Farming Systems Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, ICAR-RCER, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834 010, India.,University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Morabadi, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 843 008, India
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- Farming Systems Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, ICAR-RCER, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834 010, India.,Department of Entomology, Veer Kunwar Singh College of Agriculture, Dumraon (Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour), Buxar, Bihar, 802 136, India
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- Farming Systems Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, ICAR-RCER, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834 010, India
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- Farming Systems Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, ICAR-RCER, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834 010, India
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- ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, P. O. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna, Bihar, 800 014, India
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Hamden H, MSaad Guerfali M, Charaabi K, Djobbi W, Fadhl S, Mahjoubi M, Mnasri K, Najjari A, Saidi M, Chevrier C, Cherif A. Screening and selection of potential probiotic strains from the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) guts origin based on SIT application. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH AND APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/16878507.2020.1848010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- H. Hamden
- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technologies LR16CNSTN01, National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technologies LR16CNSTN01, National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technologies LR16CNSTN01, National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technologies LR16CNSTN01, National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technologies LR16CNSTN01, National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Isbst, BVBGR-LR11ES31, University of Manouba, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Isbst, BVBGR-LR11ES31, University of Manouba, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Isbst, BVBGR-LR11ES31, University of Manouba, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technologies LR16CNSTN01, National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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- IRBI, University of Tours UMR CNRS, 7261, Tours, France
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- Isbst, BVBGR-LR11ES31, University of Manouba, Technopole Sidi Thabet 2020, Ariana, Tunisia
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Naaz N, Choudhary JS, Choudhary A, Dutta A, Das B. Developmental stage-associated microbiota profile of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) and their functional prediction using 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding sequencing. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:390. [PMID: 32832340 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-02381-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The different developmental stage-associated microbiota of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae), was characterized using 16S rRNA gene (V3-V4 region) metabarcoding on the Illumina HiSeq platform. Taxonomically, at 97% similarity, there were total 16 bacterial phyla, comprising of 24 classes, 55 orders, 90 families and 134 genera. Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes were the most abundant phyla with Gammaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidia and Bacilli being the most abundant classes. The bacterial genus Enterobacter was dominant in the larval and adult stages and Pseudomonas in the pupal stage. A total of 2645 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were identified, out of which 151 OTUs (core microbiota) were common among all the developmental stages of B. zonata. The genus Enterobacter, Klebsiella and Pantoea were dominant among the core microbiota. PICURSt analysis predicted that microbiota associated with B. zonata may be involved in membrane transport, carbohydrate metabolism, amino acid metabolism, replication and repair processes as well as in cellular processes and signalling. The microbiota that was shared by all the developmental stages of B. zonata in the present study could be targeted and the foundation for research on microbiota-based management of fruit flies.
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Raza MF, Yao Z, Bai S, Cai Z, Zhang H. Tephritidae fruit fly gut microbiome diversity, function and potential for applications. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2020; 110:423-437. [PMID: 32041675 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485319000853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The family Tephritidae (order: Diptera), commonly known as fruit flies, comprises a widely distributed group of agricultural pests. The tephritid pests infest multiple species of fruits and vegetables, resulting in huge crop losses. Here, we summarize the composition and diversity of tephritid gut-associated bacteria communities and host intrinsic and environmental factors that influence the microbiome structures. Diverse members of Enterobacteriaceae, most commonly Klebsiella and Enterobacter bacteria, are prevalent in fruit flies guts. Roles played by gut bacteria in host nutrition, development, physiology and resistance to insecticides and pathogens are also addressed. This review provides an overview of fruit fly microbiome structure and points to diverse roles that it can play in fly physiology and survival. It also considers potential use of this knowledge for the control of economically important fruit flies, including the sterile insect technique and cue-lure baiting.
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- Muhammad Fahim Raza
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE), China-Australia Joint Research Centre for Horticultural and Urban Pests, Institute of Urban and Horticultural Entomology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE), China-Australia Joint Research Centre for Horticultural and Urban Pests, Institute of Urban and Horticultural Entomology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE), China-Australia Joint Research Centre for Horticultural and Urban Pests, Institute of Urban and Horticultural Entomology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE), China-Australia Joint Research Centre for Horticultural and Urban Pests, Institute of Urban and Horticultural Entomology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE), China-Australia Joint Research Centre for Horticultural and Urban Pests, Institute of Urban and Horticultural Entomology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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High Prevalence of Pantoea in Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae): Vector of Citrus Huanglongbing Disease. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1525-1531. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01969-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Noman MS, Liu L, Bai Z, Li Z. Tephritidae bacterial symbionts: potentials for pest management. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2020; 110:1-14. [PMID: 31223102 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485319000403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tephritidae is a large family that includes several fruit and vegetable pests. These organisms usually harbor a variegated bacterial community in their digestive systems. Symbiotic associations of bacteria and fruit flies have been well-studied in the genera Anastrepha, Bactrocera, Ceratitis, and Rhagoletis. Molecular and culture-based techniques indicate that many genera of the Enterobacteriaceae family, especially the genera of Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Pectobacterium, Citrobacter, Erwinia, and Providencia constitute the most prevalent populations in the gut of fruit flies. The function of symbiotic bacteria provides a promising strategy for the biological control of insect pests. Gut bacteria can be used for controlling fruit fly through many ways, including attracting as odors, enhancing the success of sterile insect technique, declining the pesticide resistance, mass rearing of parasitoids and so on. New technology and recent research improved our knowledge of the gut bacteria diversity and function, which increased their potential for pest management. In this review, we discussed the diversity of bacteria in the economically important fruit fly and the use of these bacteria for controlling fruit fly populations. All the information is important for strengthening the future research of new strategies developed for insect pest control by the understanding of symbiotic relationships and multitrophic interactions between host plant and insects.
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- M S Noman
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China
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Bai Z, Liu L, Noman MS, Zeng L, Luo M, Li Z. The influence of antibiotics on gut bacteria diversity associated with laboratory-reared Bactrocera dorsalis. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2019; 109:500-509. [PMID: 30394234 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485318000834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) is a destructive insect pest of a wide range of fruit crops. Commensal bacteria play a very important part in the development, reproduction, and fitness of their host fruit fly. Uncovering the function of gut bacteria has become a worldwide quest. Using antibiotics to remove gut bacteria is a common method to investigate gut bacteria function. In the present study, three types of antibiotics (tetracycline, ampicillin, and streptomycin), each with four different concentrations, were used to test their effect on the gut bacteria diversity of laboratory-reared B. dorsalis. Combined antibiotics can change bacteria diversity, including cultivable and uncultivable bacteria, for both male and female adult flies. Secondary bacteria became the dominant population in female and male adult flies with the decrease in normally predominant bacteria. However, in larvae, only the predominant bacteria decreased, the bacteria diversity did not change a lot, likely because of the short acting time of the antibiotics. The bacteria diversity did not differ among fruit fly treatments with antibiotics of different concentrations. This study showed the dynamic changes of gut bacterial diversity in antibiotics-treated flies, and provides a foundation for research on the function of gut bacteria of the oriental fruit fly.
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- Z Bai
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Choudhary JS, Prabhakar CS, Naaz N, Lemtur M, Das B, Kumar S, Bhatt BP. Genetic diversity of mango leafhopper, Amritodus atkinsoni (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) based on mtCOI gene sequences from India. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1532332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region Research Centre, Ranchi, India
- Department of Entomology, Veer Kunwar Singh College of Agriculture (Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour), Buxar, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region Research Centre, Ranchi, India
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- Department of Entomology, Veer Kunwar Singh College of Agriculture (Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour), Buxar, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region Research Centre, Ranchi, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region Research Centre, Ranchi, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, Patna, India
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Luo M, Zhang H, Du Y, Idrees A, He L, Chen J, Ji QE. Molecular identification of cultivable bacteria in the gut of adult Bactrocera tau (Walker) and their trapping effect. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:2842-2850. [PMID: 29749026 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND It has been shown that some bacteria can attract their hosts. Our research aimed to identify cultivable bacterial isolates in the guts of sexually mature adult female and male Bactrocera tau and to evaluate their utility in trapping of B. tau. RESULTS Forty-one strains of bacteria were isolated and identified from B. tau with morphological, physiological, biochemical and 16S rDNA analysis. The dominant bacterial genera shared by both females and males were Enterobacter, Providencia and Serratia. Thirteen bacterial isolates selected from female and male B. tau adults were cultured, and the attractiveness of bacterial fermented liquid and autoclaved supernatants from these strains to B. tau adults was tested. The laboratory test showed that both the autoclaved supernatants and fermented liquid could attract male and female B. tau, and the former was substantially more effective, with the autoclaved supernatants from all strains being significantly more attractive to adult B. tau. BF16, BF(12), BF23 and BF(32) were the most attractive bacteria to 8-day-old and sexually mature B. tau. Furthermore, the results of a subsequent field cage test showed that BF(12), BF23, and BF(32) were significantly more attractive to B. tau adults. CONCLUSION These results provide useful information for the development of bacterial biocontrol agents and their application as insecticides. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Mijuan Luo
- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- Biological Engineering Research and Development Center, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Shouguang, China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Beneficial Insects, Plant Protection College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fuzhou, China
- Key Lab of Biopesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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Martinez-Sañudo I, Simonato M, Squartini A, Mori N, Marri L, Mazzon L. Metagenomic analysis reveals changes of the Drosophila suzukii microbiota in the newly colonized regions. INSECT SCIENCE 2018; 25:833-846. [PMID: 28323391 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura) (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a highly polyphagous pest of a wide variety of wild or cultivated berry and stone fruit. Originating from Southeast Asia, it has recently invaded a wide range of regions in Europe and North America. It is well known that insect microbiotas may significantly influence several aspects of the host biology and play an important role in invasive species introduction into new areas. However, in spite of the great economic importance of D. suzukii, a limited attention has been given so far to its microbiota. In this study, we present the first in-depth characterization of gut bacterial diversity from field (native and invasive range) and lab-reared populations of this insect. The gut bacterial communities of field insects were dominated, regardless of their origin, by 2 families of the phylum Proteobacteria: Acetobacteraceae and Enterobacteriaceae, while Firmicutes, mainly represented by the family Staphylococcaceae, prevailed in lab-reared population. Locality was the most significant factor in shaping the microbiota of wild flies. Moreover, a negative correlation between diversity and abundance of Enterobacteriaceae and the time elapsed since the establishment of D. suzukii in a new region was observed. Altogether our results indicate that habitat, food resources as well as the colonization phase of a new region contribute to shape the bacterial communities of the invasive species which, in turn, by evolving more quickly, could influence host adaptation in a new environment.
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- Isabel Martinez-Sañudo
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, (PD), Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, (PD), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Legnaro, (PD), Italy
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Comparative Analysis of the Gut Bacterial Community of Four Anastrepha Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) Based on Pyrosequencing. Curr Microbiol 2018. [PMID: 29520512 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-018-1473-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Fruit flies are the most economically important group of phytophagous flies worldwide. Whereas the ecological role of bacteria associated with tephritid fruit fly species of the genera Bactrocera and Ceratitis has been demonstrated, the diversity of the bacterial community in Anastrepha has been poorly characterized. This study represents the first comprehensive analysis of the bacterial community in the gut of larvae and adults of Anastrepha ludens, A. obliqua, A. serpentina, and A. striata using 454 pyrosequencing. A total of four phyla, seven classes, 11 families, and 27 bacterial genera were identified. Proteobacteria was the most represented phylum, followed by Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Deinococcus-Thermus. The genera Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Klebsiella, and Raoultella were dominant in all samples analyzed. In general, the bacterial community diversity in adult flies was higher in species with a broader diet breadth than species with a restricted number of hosts, whereas it was also higher in adults versus larvae. Differences in bacterial communities in adults might be determined by the number of fruit species infested. Lastly, the predictive functional profile analysis suggested that community members may participate in metabolic pathways related to membrane transport and metabolism of carbohydrates, amino acids, cofactors, and lipids. These results provide the basis for the study of unexplored functional roles of bacteria in this insect group.
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Choudhary JS, Naaz N, Lemtur M, Das B, Singh AK, Bhatt BP, Prabhakar CS. Genetic analysis of Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations from India based on cox1 and nad1 gene sequences. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2017; 29:727-736. [PMID: 28712341 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2017.1350952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata, is among the most serious and polyphagous insect pest of fruit crops in many parts of the world under genus Bactrocera. In the present study, the genetic structure, diversity and demographic history of B. zonata in India were inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 (cox1) and NADH dehydrogenase 1 (nad1) sequences. The efficiency of DNA barcodes for identification of B. zonata was also tested. Genetic diversity indices [number of haplotypes (H), haplotype diversity (Hd), nucleotide diversity (π) and average number of nucleotide differences (k)] of B. zonata populations across India maintain high level of genetic diversity without isolation by distance among the geographic regions. Non-significant negative correlation between pairwise Fst and geographic distance suggests a high level of gene flow among studied populations of B. zonata. The possibility of sudden expansion of B. zonata revealed through mismatch distribution analysis as well as negative Tajima's D and Fu's Fs values further supported by star-like network of haplotypes. DNA barcoding analysis suggests that B. zonata specimens can be clearly differentiated from other species with 100% accuracy of identification. Therefore, cytochrome oxidase 1 (cox1) barcode sequences generated in the present study could be a valuable source for the rapid identification and global population genetic study of B. zonata.
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- Jaipal S Choudhary
- a ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region , Research Centre , Ranchi , India
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- a ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region , Research Centre , Ranchi , India
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- a ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region , Research Centre , Ranchi , India
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- a ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region , Research Centre , Ranchi , India
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- a ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region , Research Centre , Ranchi , India
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- b ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region , ICAR Parisar, P. O. Bihar Veterinary College , Patna , India
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- a ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region , Research Centre , Ranchi , India.,c Department of Entomology, Veer Kunwar Singh College of Agriculture ( Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour) , Dumraon , India
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Choudhary JS, Naaz N, Prabhakar CS, Lemtur M. Genetic analysis of oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations based on mitochondrial cox1 and nad1 gene sequences from India and other Asian countries. Genetica 2016; 144:611-623. [PMID: 27699519 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-016-9929-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The study examined the genetic diversity and demographic history of Bactrocera dorsalis, a destructive and polyphagous insect pest of fruit crops in diverse geographic regions of India. 19 widely dispersed populations of the fly from India and other Asian countries were analysed using partial sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (cox1) and NADH dehydrogenase 1 (nad1) genes to investigate genetic diversity, genetic structure, and demographic history in the region. Genetic diversity indices [number of haplotypes (H), haloptype diversity (Hd), nucleotide diversity (π) and average number of nucleotide difference (k)] of populations revealed that B. dorsalis maintains fairly high level of genetic diversity without isolation by distance among the geographic regions. Demographic analysis showed significant (negative) Tajimas' D and Fu's F S with non significant sum of squared deviations (SSD) values, which indicate the possibility of recent sudden expansion of species and is further supported through distinctively star-like distribution structure of haplotypes among populations. Thus, the results indicate that both ongoing and historical factors have played important role in determining the genetic structure and diversity of the species in India. Consequently, sterile insect technique (SIT) could be a possible management strategy of species in the regions.
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- Jaipal S Choudhary
- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834010, India.
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834010, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834010, India
- Department of Entomology, Veer Kunwar Singh College of Agriculture, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Dumraon, Buxar, Bihar, 802136, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 834010, India
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Hadapad AB, Prabhakar CS, Chandekar SC, Tripathi J, Hire RS. Diversity of bacterial communities in the midgut of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) populations and their potential use as attractants. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2016; 72:1222-1230. [PMID: 26299539 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The microbiota plays an important role in insect development and fitness. Understanding the gut microbiota composition is essential for the development of pest management strategies. Midgut bacteria were isolated from nine wild B. cucurbitae populations collected from different agroecological zones of India. These isolates were further studied for attractant potential of fruit fly adults, and the chemical constituents in the supernatants of gut bacteria were analysed. RESULTS Twenty-six bacterial isolates belonging to the families Enterobacteriaceae, Bacillaceae, Micrococcaceae and Staphylococcaceae were isolated and identified on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The dominant species in the midgut of melon fly were from the genera Enterobacter (34.6%), Klebsiella (19.2%), Citrobacter (7.7%), Bacillus (15.4%) and Providencia (7.7%), and 3.8% each of Micrococcus, Staphylococcus, Leclercia and Exiguobacterium. Bactrocera cucurbitae and B. dorsalis adults were significantly attracted to bacterial whole cell cultures and their supernatants in the fruit fly attraction bioassays. Bacillus cereus, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Citrobacter and Providencia species attracted both male and females of Bactrocera species. The supernatants of Klebsiella, Citrobacter and Providencia species attracted a significantly greater number of females than males. The most abundant chemical constituents in supernatants of K. oxytoca and C. freundii were 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-phenylethanol, butyl isocyanatoacetate, 2-methyl-1-propanol and 3-hydroxy-2-butanone, as identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. CONCLUSIONS The bacterial endosymbionts associated with melon fly exhibited attractant potential which could facilitate eco-friendly insect control strategies. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ashok B Hadapad
- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
- Department of Entomology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
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- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Food Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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Augustinos AA, Kyritsis GA, Papadopoulos NT, Abd-Alla AMM, Cáceres C, Bourtzis K. Exploitation of the Medfly Gut Microbiota for the Enhancement of Sterile Insect Technique: Use of Enterobacter sp. in Larval Diet-Based Probiotic Applications. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136459. [PMID: 26325068 PMCID: PMC4556606 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a pest of worldwide substantial economic importance, as well as a Tephritidae model for sterile insect technique (SIT) applications. The latter is partially due to the development and utilization of genetic sexing strains (GSS) for this species, such as the Vienna 8 strain, which is currently used in mass rearing facilities worldwide. Improving the performance of such a strain both in mass rearing facilities and in the field could significantly enhance the efficacy of SIT and reduce operational costs. Recent studies have suggested that the manipulation of gut symbionts can have a significant positive effect on the overall fitness of insect strains. We used culture-based approaches to isolate and characterize gut-associated bacterial species of the Vienna 8 strain under mass rearing conditions. We also exploited one of the isolated bacterial species, Enterobacter sp., as dietary supplement (probiotic) to the larval diet, and we assessed its effects on fitness parameters under the standard operating procedures used in SIT operational programs. Probiotic application of Enterobacter sp. resulted in improvement of both pupal and adult productivity, as well as reduced rearing duration, particularly for males, without affecting pupal weight, sex ratio, male mating competitiveness, flight ability and longevity under starvation.
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- Antonios A. Augustinos
- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Patras, Agrinio, Greece
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, N. Ionia Magnisia, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, N. Ionia Magnisia, Greece
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
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- Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Seibersdorf, Vienna, Austria
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Choudhary JS, Naaz N, Prabhakar CS, Rao MS, Das B. The mitochondrial genome of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae): Complete DNA sequence, genome organization, and phylogenetic analysis with other tephritids using next generation DNA sequencing. Gene 2015; 569:191-202. [PMID: 26031235 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.05.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Revised: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Mitochondrial genome can provide information for genomic structure as well as for phylogenetic analysis and evolutionary biology. The complete 15,935 bp mitochondrial genome of Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae), is assembled from Illumina MiSeq read data. The mitogenome information for B. zonata was compared to the homologous sequences of other tephritids. Annotation indicated that the structure and orientation of 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA and 2 rRNA sequences were typical of, and similar to, the ten closely related tephritid species. The nucleotide composition shows heavily biased toward As and Ts accounting 73.34% and exhibits a slightly positive AT skew, which is similar to other known tephritid species. All PCGs are initiated by ATN codons, except for cox1 with TCG and atp8 with GTG. Nine PCGs use a common stop codon of TAA or TAG, whereas the remaining four use an incomplete termination codon T or TA likely to be completed by adenylation. All tRNAs have the typical clover-leaf structure, with an exception for trnS((AGN)). Four short intergenic spacers showed high degree of conservation among B. zonata and other ten tephritids. A poly(T) stretch at the 5' end followed by [TA(A)]n-like stretch and a tandem repeats of 39 bp has been observed in CR. The analysis of gene evolutionary rate revealed that the cox1 and atp6 exhibits lowest and highest gene substitution rates, respectively than other genes. The phylogenetic relationships based on Maximum Likelihood method using all protein-coding genes and two ribosomal RNA genes confirmed that B. zonata is closely related to Bactrocera correcta, Bactrocera carambolae, Bactrocera papayae, and Bactrocera philippinensis and Bactrocera dorsalis belonging to B. dorsalis species complex forms a monophyletic clade, which is in accordance with the traditional morphological classification and recent molecular works.
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- Jaipal S Choudhary
- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi 834 010, Jharkhand, India.
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi 834 010, Jharkhand, India.
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi 834 010, Jharkhand, India; Department of Entomology, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur 813 210, Bihar, India.
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- Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Santoshnagar, Saidabad PO, Hyderabad 500 059, India.
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- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Plandu, Ranchi 834 010, Jharkhand, India.
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Morales-Jiménez J, Vera-Ponce de León A, García-Domínguez A, Martínez-Romero E, Zúñiga G, Hernández-Rodríguez C. Nitrogen-fixing and uricolytic bacteria associated with the gut of Dendroctonus rhizophagus and Dendroctonus valens (Curculionidae: Scolytinae). MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2013; 66:200-210. [PMID: 23525792 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0206-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The bark beetles of the genus Dendroctonus feed on phloem that is a nitrogen-limited source. Nitrogen fixation and nitrogen recycling may compensate or alleviate such a limitation, and beetle-associated bacteria capable of such processes were identified. Raoultella terrigena, a diazotrophic bacteria present in the gut of Dendroctonus rhizophagus and D. valens, exhibited high acetylene reduction activity in vitro with different carbon sources, and its nifH and nifD genes were sequenced. Bacteria able to recycle uric acid were Pseudomonas fluorescens DVL3A that used it as carbon and nitrogen source, Serratia proteomaculans 2A CDF and Rahnella aquatilis 6-DR that used uric acid as sole nitrogen source. Also, this is the first report about the uric acid content in whole eggs, larvae, and adults (male and female) samples of the red turpentine beetle (Dendroctonus valens). Our results suggest that the gut bacteria of these bark beetles could contribute to insect N balance.
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- Jesús Morales-Jiménez
- Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prol. De Carpio y Plan de Ayala, Col. Sto. Tomas, Mexico, Distrito Federal, 11340, Mexico
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Prabhakar CS, Mehta PK, Sood P, Singh SK, Sharma P, Sharma PN. Population genetic structure of the melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI) gene sequences. Genetica 2012; 140:83-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s10709-012-9660-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2011] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tang X, Adler PH, Vogel H, Ping L. Gender-specific bacterial composition of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2012; 80:659-70. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Revised: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Xiaoshu Tang
- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology; Jena; Germany
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- Entomology Program; Clemson University; Clemson; SC; USA
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- Department of Entomology; Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology; Jena; Germany
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- Department of Bioorganic Chemistry; Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology; Jena; Germany
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