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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2016

Populations of Stored Product Mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae Differ in Their Bacterial Communities.

Tomas Erban, Pavel B Klimov, Jaroslav Smrz, Thomas W Phillips, Marta Nesvorna, Jan Kopecky, Jan Hubert

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Tomas ErbanBiologically Active Substances in Crop Protection, Crop Research Institute Prague, Czech Republic.
Pavel B KlimovDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann ArborMI, USA; Faculty of Biology, Tyumen State UniversityTyumen, Russia.
Jaroslav SmrzDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague Prague, Czech Republic.
Thomas W PhillipsDepartment of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, USA.
Marta NesvornaBiologically Active Substances in Crop Protection, Crop Research Institute Prague, Czech Republic.
Jan KopeckyBiologically Active Substances in Crop Protection, Crop Research Institute Prague, Czech Republic.
Jan HubertBiologically Active Substances in Crop Protection, Crop Research Institute Prague, Czech Republic.
Crop Research Institute · CZCharles University · CZKansas State University · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTyrophagus putrescentiae colonizes different human-related habitats and feeds on various post-harvest foods. The microbiota acquired by these mites can influence the nutritional plasticity in different populations. We compared the bacterial communities of five populations of T. putrescentiae and one mixed population of T. putrescentiae and T. fanetzhangorum collected from different habitats. MATERIAL: The bacterial communities of the six mite populations from different habitats and diets were compared by Sanger sequencing of cloned 16S rRNA obtained from amplification with universal eubacterial primers and using bacterial taxon-specific primers on the samples of adults/juveniles or eggs. Microscopic techniques were used to localize bacteria in food boli and mite bodies. The morphological determination of the mite populations was confirmed by analyses of CO1 and ITS fragment genes.

resultsThe following symbiotic bacteria were found in compared mite populations: Wolbachia (two populations), Cardinium (five populations), Bartonella-like (five populations), Blattabacterium-like symbiont (three populations), and Solitalea-like (six populations). From 35 identified OTUs97, only Solitalea was identified in all populations. The next most frequent and abundant sequences were Bacillus, Moraxella, Staphylococcus, Kocuria, and Microbacterium. We suggest that some bacterial species may occasionally be ingested with food. The bacteriocytes were observed in some individuals in all mite populations. Bacteria were not visualized in food boli by staining, but bacteria were found by histological means in ovaria of Wolbachia-infested populations.

conclusionThe presence of Blattabacterium-like, Cardinium, Wolbachia, and Solitalea-like in the eggs of T. putrescentiae indicates mother to offspring (vertical) transmission. RESULTS of this study indicate that diet and habitats influence not only the ingested bacteria but also the symbiotic bacteria of T. putrescentiae.

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16S rRNAbacteriaBlattabacteriumfeedingsymbiontTyrophagus putrescentiaeWolbachia

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