Bacterial communities in <i>Nilaparvata lugens (Stal) (</i>Hemiptera<i>:</i> Delphacidae<i>)</i> showed significant variation among the developmental stages with functional diversity.

ABSTRACT: Nilaparvata lugens, a major rice pest, hosts an essential microbiome, yet its dynamic changes across developmental stages remain poorly understood. This study analyzed the bacterial community across developmental stages using V3-V4 amplicon sequences of 16S rRNA gene. The microbiome was classified into 20 phyla, 38 classes, 77 orders, 155 families, and 273 genera, with Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidetes dominating phyla. Families Morganellaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, and Moraxellaceae were prevalent across all stages, while Anaplamataceae was dominant in all the developmental stages except males. Key genera included Arsenophonous (5 %), Bacillus (5 %), and Acinetobacter (3 %), with Wolbachia (11 %) abundant in all developmental stages except in m

SUBMITTER: Govindharaj GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909432 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature