Many fruit flies in the genus Bactrocera are agricultural pests. The microbiota associated
with these insects may provide beneficial services to their hosts. This study reports the
microbiota associated with Bactrocera carambolae and B. dorsalis from Malaysia, of which
B. carambolae represents the first report. Six mature adult male Bactrocera specimens were
collected in Peninsular Malaysia and whole genome DNA of individual specimen was
extracted. The microbiotas of these specimens were investigated using targeted 16S rRNA …