ArticleFEMS microbiology ecology2021
Relative contributions of egg-associated and substrate-associated microorganisms to black soldier fly larval performance and microbiota.
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- Stage-Specific Microbiota Transitions Throughout Black Soldier Fly Ontogeny.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
- Larval density drives thermogenesis and affects microbiota and substrate properties in black soldier fly trials.iScience · 2025Article
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- Microbial profiling of black soldier fly larvae reared on substrates supplemented with different mineral sources originating from phosphorus recycling technologies.Animal microbiome · 2025Article
- Microbiome composition and turnover in the face of complex lifecycles and bottlenecks: insights through the study of dung beetles.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- The integral role of the Black Soldier fly,Frontiers in microbiomes · 2025Review
- Black Soldier Fly (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- The Effects of Egg- and Substrate-Associated Microbiota on the Larval Performance of the Housefly,Insects · 2024Article
- Microbial dynamics and vertical transmission of Escherichia coli across consecutive life stages of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens).Animal microbiome · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Microbial Quality ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Absence of microbiome triggers extensive changes in the transcriptional profile of Hermetia illucens during larval ontology.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Use of Probiotics during Rearing ofMicroorganisms · 2023Review
- Feed nutritional composition affects the intestinal microbiota and digestive enzyme activity of black soldier fly larvae.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Aerobic and facultative anaerobicFrontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Isolation of Hermetia illucens larvae core gut microbiota by two different cultivation strategies.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2022Article
- Black Soldier Fly Larvae Influence Internal and Substrate Bacterial Community Composition Depending on Substrate Type and Larval Density.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- Genotype-by-Diet Interactions for Larval Performance and Body Composition Traits in the Black Soldier Fly,Insects · 2022Article
- Directional Changes in the Intestinal Bacterial Community in Black Soldier Fly (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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Abstract
Larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF) can be used to convert organic waste into insect biomass for animal feed. In this process, they interact with microorganisms originating from the substrate, the insect and the environment. The substrate is the main determinant of the larval gut microbiota composition, but inoculation of the substrate with egg-associated bacteria can improve larval performance. We aimed to quantify the relative importance of substrate-associated and egg-associated microorganisms in BSF larval performance, bacterial abundance and bacterial community composition, when larvae were fed with chicken feed or chicken manure. For this, we inactivated substrate-associated microorganisms by autoclaving, or disinfected BSF eggs. Larval survival, weight and proportion of prepupae were determined on day 15. We collected substrate and larval samples on days 0 and 15 and performed 16S rRNA gene-targeted qPCR and amplicon sequencing. In both chicken feed and chicken manure, egg disinfection did not cause any difference in larval performance or overall microbiota composition. In contrast, in chicken manure, substrate-associated microorganisms increased larval biomass and sterilizing the substrate caused major shifts in microbiota. Thus, substrate-associated microorganisms impact not only larval microbiota but also larval performance, whereas egg-associated microorganisms have a minor role in the densities present.
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