Dynamic changes in species richness and community diversity of symbiotic bacteria in five reproductive morphs of cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Reproductive polymorphism and symbiotic bacteria are commonly observed in aphids, but their interaction remains largely unclear. In polymorphic aphid species (Aphis gossypii), offspring of parthenogenetic females (PFs) develops into sexuparae which produces gynoparae and males successively. Gynoparae further produces sexual females (SFs), and these sexual females mate with males to produce offspring.

Methods

In this study, we investigated the dynamic changes of symbiotic bacteria during the above-mentioned five reproductive morph switch in A. gossypii via 16S rRNA sequencing technology.

Results

The results showed that species richness and community diversity of symbiotic bacteria in males were the highest. Proteobacteria was absolutely domin

SUBMITTER: Chen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877530 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature