Microbial symbionts: a resource for the management of insect-related problems
| Autor: | L. Sansonno, Alberto Alma, Ameur Cherif, Annalisa Balloi, Massimo Marzorati, Daniele Daffonchio, Elena Crotti, Elena Gonella, Claudio Bandi, Chadlia Hamdi, Guido Favia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Resource (biology)
media_common.quotation_subject Bioengineering Insect Biology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Biochemistry 03 medical and health sciences Genetic algorithm Resource management Beneficial insects Ecosystem 030304 developmental biology media_common 2. Zero hunger 0303 health sciences 030306 microbiology Host (biology) business.industry Ecology fungi 15. Life on land 6. Clean water Biotechnology 13. Climate action Agriculture business |
| Zdroj: | Microbial Biotechnology. 5:307-317 |
| ISSN: | 1751-7915 |
| Popis: | Microorganisms establish with their animal hosts close interactions. They are involved in many aspects of the host life, physiology and evolution, including nutrition, reproduction, immune homeostasis, defence and speciation. Thus, the manipulation and the exploitation the microbiota could result in important practical applications for the development of strategies for the management of insect-related problems. This approach, defined as Microbial Resource Management (MRM), has been applied successfully in various environments and ecosystems, as wastewater treatments, prebiotics in humans, anaerobic digestion and so on. MRM foresees the proper management of the microbial resource present in a given ecosystem in order to solve practical problems through the use of microorganisms. In this review we present an interesting field for application for MRM concept, i.e. the microbial communities associated with arthropods and nematodes. Several examples related to this field of applications are presented. Insect microbiota can be manipulated: (i) to control insect pests for agriculture; (ii) to control pathogens transmitted by insects to humans, animals and plants; (iii) to protect beneficial insects from diseases and stresses. Besides, we prospect further studies aimed to verify, improve and apply MRM by using the insectsymbiont ecosystem as a model. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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