Diversity and Function of Wolf Spider Gut Microbiota Revealed by Shotgun Metagenomics.

ABSTRACT: Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) are crucial component of integrated pest management programs and the characteristics of their gut microbiota are known to play important roles in improving fitness and survival of the host. However, there are only few studies of the gut microbiota among closely related species of wolf spider. Whether wolf spiders gut microbiota vary with habitats remains unknown. Here, we used shotgun metagenomic sequencing to compare the gut microbiota of two wolf spider species, Pardosa agraria and P. laura from farmland and woodland ecosystems, respectively. The results show that the gut microbiota of Pardosa spiders is similar in richness and abundance. Approximately 27.3% of the gut microbiota of P. agraria comprises Proteobacteria, and approximatel

SUBMITTER: Wu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8718803 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature