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    Deterministic and stochastic effects drive the gut microbial diversity in cucurbit-feeding fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)

    Authors
    Hendrycks, W.
    Mullens, N.
    Bakengesa, J.
    Kabota, S.
    Tairo, J.
    Backeljau, T.
    Majubwa, R.
    Mwatawala, M.
    De Meyer, M.
    Virgilio, M.
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    Discipline
    Biological sciences
    Subject
    Invertebrates
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2025
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    Description
    Insect diversity is closely linked to the evolution of phytophagy, with most phytophagous insects showing a strong degree of specialisation for specific host plants. Recent studies suggest that the insect gut microbiome might be crucial in facilitating the dietary (host plant) range. This requires the formation of stable insect-microbiome associations, but it remains largely unclear which processes govern the assembly of insect microbiomes. In this study, we investigated the role of deterministic and stochastic processes in shaping the assembly of the larval microbiome of three tephritid fruit fly species (Dacus bivittatus, D. ciliatus, Zeu- godacus cucurbitae). We found that deterministic and stochastic processes play a consider- able role in shaping the larval gut microbiome. We also identified 65 microbial ASVs (Amplicon sequence variants) that were associated with these flies, most belonging to the families Enterobacterales, Sphingobacterales, Pseudomonadales and Betaproteobacter- ales, and speculate about their relationship with cucurbit specialisation. Our data suggest that the larval gut microbiome assembly fits the microbiome on a leash model.
    Citation
    Hendrycks, W.; Mullens, N.; Bakengesa, J.; Kabota, S.; Tairo, J.; Backeljau, T.; Majubwa, R.; Mwatawala, M.; De Meyer, M.; Virgilio, M. (2025). Deterministic and stochastic effects drive the gut microbial diversity in cucurbit-feeding fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae). , PLOS ONE, Vol. 20 (1), e0313447, ISSN: 1932-6203, DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0313447.
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    issn: 1932-6203
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/14358
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0313447
    url: https://doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0313447
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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