Probiotic consortium modulating the gut microbiota composition and function of sterile Mediterranean fruit flies.

ABSTRACT: The sterile insect technique (SIT) remains a successful approach in managing pest insects. However, the long-term mass rearing and sterilizing radiation associated with SIT have been observed to induce physiological and ecological fitness decline in target insects. This decline may be attributed to various factors, including commensal microbiota dysbiosis, selection procedures, loss of heterozygosity, and other complex interactions.. There is evidence that the bacterial symbiont of insects may play critical roles in digestion, development, reproduction, and behavior. Probiotics are an increasingly common approach for restoring the intestinal microbiota structure and fitness parameters of sterile insects, particularly in the Vienna 8 genetic sexing strain (V8-GSS) of the Mediterranean fruit

SUBMITTER: Haytham H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10784543 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature