Gut microbiota structure differs between honeybees in winter and summer

L Kešnerová, O Emery, M Troilo, J Liberti… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Adult honeybees harbor a specialized gut microbiota of relatively low complexity. While
seasonal differences in community composition have been reported, previous studies have …

Drosophila Antimicrobial Peptides and Lysozymes Regulate Gut Microbiota Composition and Abundance

A Marra, MA Hanson, S Kondo, B Erkosar, B Lemaitre - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The gut microbiota affects the physiology and metabolism of animals and its alteration can
lead to diseases such as gut dysplasia or metabolic disorders. Several reports have shown …

Drosophila melanogaster as an alternative model organism in nutrigenomics

N Baenas, AE Wagner - Genes & nutrition, 2019 - Springer
Nutrigenomics explains the interaction between the genome, the proteome, the epigenome,
the metabolome, and the microbiome with the nutritional environment of an organism. It is …

Fall armyworm gut bacterial diversity associated with different developmental stages, environmental habitats, and diets

DD Li, JY Li, ZQ Hu, TX Liu, SZ Zhang - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Microorganisms play a crucial role during the growth and development of
insects. However, as a major invasive pest, the diversity and dynamics of gut microbes with …

How Gut Microbes Nurture Intestinal Stem Cells: A Drosophila Perspective

C Neophytou, C Pitsouli - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Host-microbiota interactions are key modulators of host physiology and behavior.
Accumulating evidence suggests that the complex interplay between microbiota, diet and …

Variation of gut microbiota caused by an imbalance diet is detrimental to bugs' survival

J Luo, Y Cheng, L Guo, A Wang, M Lu, L Xu - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Diet is an important factor in shaping and influencing both an insect's phenotype and gut
bacterial community, which commonly establishes diversely symbiotic interactions with the …

Comparison of gut bacterial communities and their associations with host diets in four fruit borers

Y Liu, Z Shen, J Yu, Z Li, X Liu… - Pest management science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Microbiota that live in the gut of insects have a wide range of effects on host
nutrition, physiology, and behavior. They may shape the adaptation of their hosts to different …

Gut Bacterial Diversity in Different Life Cycle Stages of Adelphocoris suturalis (Hemiptera: Miridae)

H Xue, X Zhu, L Wang, K Zhang, D Li, J Ji… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria and insects have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship. Bacteria participate in
several physiological processes such as reproduction, metabolism, and detoxification of the …

Feed and Host Genetics Drive Microbiome Diversity with Resultant Consequences for Production Traits in Mass-Reared Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae

MP Greenwood, KL Hull, M Brink-Hull, M Lloyd… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The development of edible insect farming is crucial for meeting agricultural
sustainability goals in the face of growing food demands, ongoing depletion of natural …

Meta-analysis of Diets Used in Drosophila Microbiome Research and Introduction of the Drosophila Dietary Composition Calculator (DDCC)

DNA Lesperance, NA Broderick - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Nutrition is a major factor influencing many aspects of Drosophila melanogaster physiology.
However, a wide range of diets, many of which are termed “standard” in the literature, are …