The gut microbiota of insects–diversity in structure and function
Insect guts present distinctive environments for microbial colonization, and bacteria in the
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …
Multiorganismal insects: diversity and function of resident microorganisms
AE Douglas - Annual review of entomology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
All insects are colonized by microorganisms on the insect exoskeleton, in the gut and
hemocoel, and within insect cells. The insect microbiota is generally different from …
hemocoel, and within insect cells. The insect microbiota is generally different from …
BlobToolKit–interactive quality assessment of genome assemblies
R Challis, E Richards, J Rajan… - G3: Genes …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Reconstruction of target genomes from sequence data produced by instruments that are
agnostic as to the species-of-origin may be confounded by contaminant DNA. Whether …
agnostic as to the species-of-origin may be confounded by contaminant DNA. Whether …
Bacterial Communities of Diverse Drosophila Species: Ecological Context of a Host–Microbe Model System
Drosophila melanogaster is emerging as an important model of non-pathogenic host–
microbe interactions. The genetic and experimental tractability of Drosophila has led to …
microbe interactions. The genetic and experimental tractability of Drosophila has led to …
Midgut Microbiota of the Malaria Mosquito Vector Anopheles gambiae and Interactions with Plasmodium falciparum Infection
A Boissière, MT Tchioffo, D Bachar, L Abate… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The susceptibility of Anopheles mosquitoes to Plasmodium infections relies on complex
interactions between the insect vector and the malaria parasite. A number of studies have …
interactions between the insect vector and the malaria parasite. A number of studies have …
Diversity and function of bacterial microbiota in the mosquito holobiont
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) have been shown to host diverse bacterial
communities that vary depending on the sex of the mosquito, the developmental stage, and …
communities that vary depending on the sex of the mosquito, the developmental stage, and …
Distinctive gut microbiota of honey bees assessed using deep sampling from individual worker bees
Surveys of 16S rDNA sequences from the honey bee, Apis mellifera, have revealed the
presence of eight distinctive bacterial phylotypes in intestinal tracts of adult worker bees …
presence of eight distinctive bacterial phylotypes in intestinal tracts of adult worker bees …
Microbial Ecology of the Hive and Pollination Landscape: Bacterial Associates from Floral Nectar, the Alimentary Tract and Stored Food of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera …
KE Anderson, TH Sheehan, BM Mott, P Maes… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Nearly all eukaryotes are host to beneficial or benign bacteria in their gut lumen, either
vertically inherited, or acquired from the environment. While bacteria core to the honey bee …
vertically inherited, or acquired from the environment. While bacteria core to the honey bee …
Low‐diversity bacterial community in the gut of the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster
The bacteria in the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster of different life stages was quantified by
454 pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. The sequence reads were dominated by …
454 pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. The sequence reads were dominated by …
Drosophila melanogaster establishes a species-specific mutualistic interaction with stable gut-colonizing bacteria
IS Pais, RS Valente, M Sporniak, L Teixeira - PLoS biology, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Animals live together with diverse bacteria that can impact their biology. In Drosophila
melanogaster, gut-associated bacterial communities are relatively simple in composition but …
melanogaster, gut-associated bacterial communities are relatively simple in composition but …