Plastics shape the black soldier fly larvae gut microbiome and select for biodegrading functions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the last few years, considerable attention has been focused on the plastic-degrading capability of insects and their gut microbiota in order to develop novel, effective, and green strategies for plastic waste management. Although many analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing are available, an in-depth analysis of the insect gut microbiome to identify genes with plastic-degrading potential is still lacking.

Results

In the present work, we aim to fill this gap using Black Soldier Fly (BSF) as insect model. BSF larvae have proven capability to efficiently bioconvert a wide variety of organic wastes but, surprisingly, have never been considered for plastic degradation. BSF larvae were reared on two widely used plastic polymers and shotgun metagenomics was exploit

SUBMITTER: De Filippis F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500907 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature