Geographic variation and core microbiota composition of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting a single host across latitudinal and altitudinal gradients DOI Creative Commons
Martı́n Aluja, Daniel Cerqueda‐García, Alma Altúzar‐Molina

et al.

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e18555 - e18555

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

Anastrepha ludens is a pestiferous tephritid fly species exhibiting extreme polyphagy. It develops optimally in hosts rich sugar but low nitrogen content. We studied the geographical influence on composition of A. ’s larval and newly emerged adult gut microbiota altitudinal (0–2,000 masl) latitudinal (ca. 800 km from 17° to 22°N latitude) transects along coastline state Veracruz, Mexico. In 16 collection sites, we only collected Citrus x aurantium fruit (238 samples larvae adults, plus 73 pulp) control for host effect, hypothesizing that there exists conserved core would be dominated by nitrogen-fixing bacteria. found latitude triggered more significant changes than altitude. Northern southernmost differed most composition, with trade-off between Acetobacteraceae Rhizobiaceae driving these differences. As hypothesized, each sampling site, contained functional group conclude can acquire multiple diazotrophic symbionts its wide distribution range where it infests high C:N ratio pulp.

Language: Английский

Geographic variation and core microbiota composition of Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae) infesting a single host across latitudinal and altitudinal gradients DOI Creative Commons
Martı́n Aluja, Daniel Cerqueda‐García, Alma Altúzar‐Molina

et al.

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e18555 - e18555

Published: Dec. 13, 2024

Anastrepha ludens is a pestiferous tephritid fly species exhibiting extreme polyphagy. It develops optimally in hosts rich sugar but low nitrogen content. We studied the geographical influence on composition of A. ’s larval and newly emerged adult gut microbiota altitudinal (0–2,000 masl) latitudinal (ca. 800 km from 17° to 22°N latitude) transects along coastline state Veracruz, Mexico. In 16 collection sites, we only collected Citrus x aurantium fruit (238 samples larvae adults, plus 73 pulp) control for host effect, hypothesizing that there exists conserved core would be dominated by nitrogen-fixing bacteria. found latitude triggered more significant changes than altitude. Northern southernmost differed most composition, with trade-off between Acetobacteraceae Rhizobiaceae driving these differences. As hypothesized, each sampling site, contained functional group conclude can acquire multiple diazotrophic symbionts its wide distribution range where it infests high C:N ratio pulp.

Language: Английский

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