Different laboratory populations similar bacterial profile? The case of Glossina palpalis gambiensis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Microbiota plays an important role in the biology, ecology and evolution of insects including tsetse flies. The bacterial profile of 3 Glossina palpalis gambiensis laboratory colonies was examined using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to evaluate the dynamics of the bacterial diversity within and between each G. p. gambiensis colony.

Results

The three G. p. gambiensis laboratory colonies displayed similar bacterial diversity indices and OTU distribution. Larval guts displayed a higher diversity when compared with the gastrointestinal tract of adults while no statistically significant differences were observed between testes and ovaries. Wigglesworthia and Sodalis were the most dominant taxa. In more detail, the gastrointestinal tract of adults was more enriched

SUBMITTER: Doudoumis V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6251098 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature