The Core Gut Microbiome of Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Larvae Raised on Low-Bioburden Diets.

ABSTRACT: An organism's gut microbiome handles most of the metabolic processes associated with food intake and digestion but can also strongly affect health and behavior. A stable microbial core community in the gut provides general metabolic competences for substrate degradation and is robust against extrinsic disturbances like changing diets or pathogens. Black Soldier Fly larvae (BSFL; Hermetia illucens) are well known for their ability to efficiently degrade a wide spectrum of organic materials. The ingested substrates build up the high fat and protein content in their bodies that make the larvae interesting for the animal feedstuff industry. In this study, we subjected BSFL to three distinct types of diets carrying a low bioburden and assessed the diets' impact on larval development and

SUBMITTER: Klammsteiner T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7253588 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature