Dynamics of the Gut Bacteriome During a Laboratory Adaptation Process of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata

Περίληψη Laboratory adaptation process used in sterile insect technique (SIT) programs can exert a significant impact on the insect-gut microbiome relationship, which may negatively impact the quality and performance of…

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Genomic Insights into the Fish-Pathogenic Mycobacterium pseudoshottsii Strain AR Recovered from Meagre (Argyrosomus regius)

Περίληψη Mycobacteriosis can cause morbidity and mortality and is characterized as a disease with zoonotic potential that is found worldwide in both fresh and marine fish. Here, we report the…

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Draft Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium hippocampi DL, Isolated from European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Περίληψη Mycobacterium hippocampi is an acid-fast opportunistic pathogen associated with infections in aquatic animals. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of M. hippocampi strain DL, an isolate from cultured…

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Irradiation effect on the structure of bacterial communities associated with the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis

Περίληψη The role of symbiotic microbes in insects, especially the beneficial character of this interaction for insects, has received much attention in recent years as it has been related to…

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Detection and characterization of bacterial endosymbionts in Southeast Asian tephritid fruit fly populations

Περίληψη Various endosymbiotic bacteria, including Wolbachia of the Alphaproteobacteria, infect a wide range of insects and are capable of inducing reproductive abnormalities to their hosts such as cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI),…

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The effect of diet and radiation on the bacterial symbiome of the melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett)

Περίληψη Symbiotic bacteria contribute to a multitude of important biological functions such as nutrition and reproduction and affect multiple physiological factors like fitness and longevity in their insect hosts. The…

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