ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2024
Coconut rhinoceros beetle digestive symbiosis with potential plant cell wall degrading microbes.
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- Fermentation of Lignocellulosic Substrates Enhances the Safety and Nutritional Quality of Flake Soil for Rhinoceros Beetle Rearing.Polymers · 2025Article
- Coconut rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), larval frass as plant fertilizer.Botanical studies · 2025Article
- Elucidating the functions of gut microbiota from two edible dung beetle species: Implications for waste management and food industry.PloS one · 2025Article
- The hindgut microbiota of coconut rhinoceros beetles (Applied and environmental microbiology · 2024Article
- Microorganism Contribution to Mass-Reared Edible Insects: Opportunities and Challenges.Insects · 2024Review
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Abstract
Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB, Oryctes rhinoceros) is an invasive palm pest whose larvae eat wood, yet lack the necessary digestive enzymes. This study confirmed endogenous CRB cellulase is inactive, suggesting microbial fermentation. The inner lining of the CRB hindgut has tree-like structures covered with a conspicuous biofilm. To identify possible symbionts, 16 S rRNA amplicon sequencing was used on individuals from across Taiwan. Several taxa of Clostridia, an anaerobic class including many cellulolytic bacteria, were highly abundant in most individuals from all locations. Whole metagenome sequencing further confirmed many lignocellulose degrading enzymes are derived from these taxa. Analyses of eggs, larvae, adults, and soil found these cellulolytic microbes are not transmitted vertically or transstadially. The core microbiomes of the larval CRB are likely acquired and enriched from the environment with each molt, and enable efficient digestion of wood.
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