Populations of Stored Product Mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae Differ in Their Bacterial Communities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tyrophagus putrescentiae colonizes different human-related habitats and feeds on various post-harvest foods. The microbiota acquired by these mites can influence the nutritional plasticity in different populations. We compared the bacterial communities of five populations of T. putrescentiae and one mixed population of T. putrescentiae and T. fanetzhangorum collected from different habitats.

Material

The bacterial communities of the six mite populations from different habitats and diets were compared by Sanger sequencing of cloned 16S rRNA obtained from amplification with universal eubacterial primers and using bacterial taxon-specific primers on the samples of adults/juveniles or eggs. Microscopic techniques were used to localize bacteria in food boli and mite bo

SUBMITTER: Erban T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4940368 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature