Significant role of symbiotic bacteria in the blood digestion and reproduction of <i>Dermanyssus gallinae</i> mites.

ABSTRACT: Endosymbiotic bacteria significantly impact the fitness of their arthropod hosts. Dermanyssus gallinae, the poultry red mite, is a blood-feeding ectoparasite that exclusively feeds on avian blood. While there is a relatively comprehensive understanding of its microbial community structures across developmental stages based on 16S rRNA sequencing， the functional integration of these microbes within the host's physiology remains elusive. This study aims to elucidate the role of symbiotic bacteria in D. gallinae biology. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed a prominent midgut-confinement bacterial microbiota with considerable diversity, out of which Kocuria and Bartonella A acted as the predominant bacterial genera inh

SUBMITTER: Liu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11550332 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature