Overlapping and specific bacterial communities in the gut and reproductive system of <i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i> (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different insect tissues represent heterogeneous niches with distinct physiological and biochemical characteristics, and therefore host different bacterial communities.

Methods

In this study, those overlapping and specific bacterial communities in the female gut (fG), male gut (mG), female reproductive system (fR), and male reproductive system (mR) of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) adults were determined by high-throughput sequencing targeting 16S rRNA gene.

Results

The richness of bacterial taxa based on OTU was higher in fR compared to the other three tissues. Among the 29 identified bacterial phyla, Pseudomonadota, Bacillota, and Bacteroidota were predominant, while among the 48 identified genera, Enterobacter, Kluyvera, Asticcacaul

SUBMITTER: Li WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12171230 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature