Comparative Analysis of Hindgut Microbiota Variation in Protaetia brevitarsis Larvae across Diverse Farms.

ABSTRACT: Protaetia brevitarsis larvae are farm-raised for food, are used in traditional East Asian medicine, and convert organic waste into biofertilizers. Here, the comparative analysis of the gut microbiota of third-instar larvae obtained from five different farms was investigated using 16S rRNA microbial profiling. Species richness, evenness, and diversity results using α-diversity analysis (observed species, Chao1, Shannon, Simpson) were similar between farms, except for those between the TO and KO farms. β-diversity was significantly different in distribution and relative abundance between farms (PERMANOVA, pseudo-F = 13.20, p = 0.001). At the phylum level, Bacillota, Bacteroidota, Actinomycetota, and Pseudomonadota were the most dominant, accounting f

SUBMITTER: Min N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972331 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature