Transcriptome and microbiome of coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) larvae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, is a major pest of palm crops in tropical Asia and the Pacific Islands. Little molecular data exists for this pest, impeding our ability to develop effective countermeasures and deal with the species' growing resistance to viral biocontrols. We present the first molecular biology analyses of this species, including a metagenomic assay to understand the microbiome of different sections of its digestive tract, and a transcriptomics assay to complement the microbiome data and to shed light on genes of interest like plant cell wall degrading enzymes and immunity and xenobiotic resistance genes.

Results

The gut microbiota of Oryctes rhinoceros larvae is quite similar to that of the termite gut, as both species feed on

SUBMITTER: Shelomi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902462 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature