Autor: |
Àngela Vidal-Verdú, Daniel Torrent, Alba Iglesias, Adriel Latorre-Pérez, Christian Abendroth, Paola Corbín-Agustí, Juli Peretó, Manuel Porcar |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2024 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2055-5008 |
DOI: |
10.1038/s41522-024-00531-7 |
Popis: |
Abstract Insect gut microbiomes play a crucial role in the insect development and are shaped, among other factors, by the specialized insect diet habits as well as the morphological structure of the gut. Rose chafers (Pachnoda spp.; Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) have a highly differentiated gut characterized by a pronounced hindgut dilation which resembles a miniaturized rumen. Specifically, the species Pachnoda marginata has not been previously studied in detail in terms of microbial ecology. Here, we show a fine scale study of the highly compartmentalized gut of P. marginata by using amplicon and metagenomic sequencing to shed light on the bacterial, archaeal and fungal communities thriving in each section of the gut. We found a microbial gradient along the gut from aerobic (foregut) to strictly anaerobic communities (hindgut). In addition, we have characterized interesting biological activities and metabolic pathways of gut microbial communities related to cellulose degradation, methane production and sulfate reduction. Taken together, our results reveal the highly diverse microbial community and the potential of P. marginata gut as a source of industrially relevant microbial diversity. |
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