Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial Community
The gut bacterial community plays many important roles in the production of nutrients and digestion. <i>Antheraea pernyi</i> and <i>A. yamamai</i> (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) are two traditional sources of human food, as well as being silk-producing insects. In the present stu...
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| description | The gut bacterial community plays many important roles in the production of nutrients and digestion. <i>Antheraea pernyi</i> and <i>A. yamamai</i> (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) are two traditional sources of human food, as well as being silk-producing insects. In the present study, the influences of rearing season (spring and autumn), silkworm species (<i>A. pernyi</i> and <i>A. yamamai</i>), and host plant (<i>Quercus wutaishanica</i> and <i>Salix viminalis</i>) on gut microbiota diversity were tested using Illumina MiSeq technology. We found that the bacterial composition and diversity of larvae reared in the autumn are elevated compared to those of larvae from the spring. Silkworm species played an important role in the gut bacterial community. Host plants also affected the diversity of the intestinal flora of the insects: the diversity of the intestinal flora of <i>A. pernyi</i> reared using <i>S. viminalis</i> was higher than those reared using <i>Q. wutaishanica</i>. Our findings provide insights into the gut microbial environment in edible insects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-85c969cad6594ceab6274662dad98d262025-01-24T13:35:42ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502025-01-011614710.3390/insects16010047Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial CommunityChang Chen0Yujuan Hao1Jiaqi Yang2Jingyu Zhang3Huan Wang4Yanqun Liu5College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang 110866, ChinaCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang 110866, ChinaCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang 110866, ChinaCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang 110866, ChinaCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang 110866, ChinaCollege of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenyang 110866, ChinaThe gut bacterial community plays many important roles in the production of nutrients and digestion. <i>Antheraea pernyi</i> and <i>A. yamamai</i> (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) are two traditional sources of human food, as well as being silk-producing insects. In the present study, the influences of rearing season (spring and autumn), silkworm species (<i>A. pernyi</i> and <i>A. yamamai</i>), and host plant (<i>Quercus wutaishanica</i> and <i>Salix viminalis</i>) on gut microbiota diversity were tested using Illumina MiSeq technology. We found that the bacterial composition and diversity of larvae reared in the autumn are elevated compared to those of larvae from the spring. Silkworm species played an important role in the gut bacterial community. Host plants also affected the diversity of the intestinal flora of the insects: the diversity of the intestinal flora of <i>A. pernyi</i> reared using <i>S. viminalis</i> was higher than those reared using <i>Q. wutaishanica</i>. Our findings provide insights into the gut microbial environment in edible insects.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/47gut bacterial communityrearing seasonhost plantsilkworm speciesedible insects |
| spellingShingle | Chang Chen Yujuan Hao Jiaqi Yang Jingyu Zhang Huan Wang Yanqun Liu Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial Community Insects gut bacterial community rearing season host plant silkworm species edible insects |
| title | Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial Community |
| title_full | Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial Community |
| title_fullStr | Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial Community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial Community |
| title_short | Influences of Rearing Season, Host Plant, and Silkworm Species on Gut Bacterial Community |
| title_sort | influences of rearing season host plant and silkworm species on gut bacterial community |
| topic | gut bacterial community rearing season host plant silkworm species edible insects |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/47 |
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