Host Species Determines the Composition of the Prokaryotic Microbiota in Phlebotomus Sandflies.

ABSTRACT: Phlebotomine sandflies are vectors of the humans' and mammals' parasite Leishmania spp. Although the role of gut microbiome in the biological cycle of insects is acknowledged, we still know little about the factors modulating the composition of the gut microbiota of sandflies. We tested whether host species impose a strong structural effect on the gut microbiota of Phlebotomus spp. Sandflies were collected from the island of Leros, Greece, and classified to P. papatasi, P. neglectus, P. tobbi, and P. similis, all being negative to Leishmania spp. The prokaryotic gut microbiota was determined via 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Phlebotomus species supported distinct microbial communities (p < 0.001). P

SUBMITTER: Papadopoulos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7350354 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature