Chironomus ramosus Larval Microbiome Composition Provides Evidence for the Presence of Detoxifying Enzymes.

ABSTRACT: Chironomids (Diptera; Chironomidae) are aquatic insects that are abundant in freshwater. We aimed to study the endogenous microbiota composition of Chironomus ramosus larvae that were sampled from the Mutha River and a laboratory culture in India. Furthermore, we performed a metagenomic analysis of the larval microbiome, sampled from the Mutha River. Significant differences were found between the bacterial community composition of C. ramosus larvae that were sampled from the Mutha River and the laboratory culture. A total of 54.7% of the amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) that were identified in the larvae from the Mutha River were unique, compared to only 12.9% of unique ASVs that were identified from the laboratory-reared larvae. The four most abundant phyla ac

SUBMITTER: Sela R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8398091 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature