BMKGENE provided full-length amplicon sequencing services for the study titled “Different roles of host and habitat in determining the microbial communities of plant-feeding true bugs” published in Microbiome.
The study aimed to explore the symbiotic relationships between plant-feeding true bugs and their microorganisms and to achieve this, 209 species belonging to 32 families of 9 superfamilies were sampled. These species covered all the major phytophagous families of true bugs.
It has been discovered that the microbial communities of plant-feeding true bugs are determined by the host and habitat they reside in. The symbiotic bacterial communities are shaped both by the host and the habitat but in different ways. On the other hand, the symbiotic fungal communities are mostly influenced by the habitat and not the host. These findings provide a general framework for future research on the microbiome of phytophagous insects.
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Post time: Dec-20-2023