ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2024
Gut bacteria facilitate leaf beetles in adapting to dietary specialization by enhancing larval fitness.
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- Feeding Preference Differentiation in Sympatric Willow Leaf Beetles Driven by Host Leaf Trait Divergence.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Eri Silkworm (Insects · 2026Article
- Gut bacteria prime and reinforce mature leaf oviposition preference in beetles via plant mediated feedback.Nature communications · 2026Article
- From leaves to aphid honeydew: the zucchini plants enrich bacterium to recruit natural enemy to resist herbivore attacks.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Article
- Gut microbiota variation drives differential performance in leaf beetles across host plants.Microbiome · 2025Article
- Bacteria associated with the cereal leaf beetle act as the insect's allies in adapting to protease inhibitors, but impair its development in laboratory condition.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of Periodic Short-Term Heat Stress on Biological Characteristics and Gut Bacteria ofInsects · 2025Article
- Mother knows worst? Fungal infection enhances corn flavonoid of wogonin to inhibit Conogethes punctiferalis larval growth.Plant biotechnology journal · 2025Article
- Ontogenetic Analysis ofInsects · 2025Article
- Metabolic enhancement contributed by horizontal gene transfer is essential for dietary specialization in leaf beetles.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
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Abstract
Dietary specialization between insect stages can reduce intraspecific food competition. The involvement of gut bacteria and the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon received limited attention. Plagiodera versicolora is a pest harming Salicaceae trees. Here, we confirmed dietary specialization in P. versicolora, wherein adults prefer new leaves, while larvae predominantly consume mature leaves when both types are available. We demonstrated the larval preference for mature leaves confers ecological advantages by promoting growth, development and immunity and this advantage is contingent upon the presence of gut bacteria. Gut microbiota in larvae revealed a significant enrichment of Pantoea when feeding new leaves, with P. anthophila exhibiting the most pronounced inhibitory effect on larval development. Further exploration identified specific metabolites, such as Tyrosyl-valine, with higher content in new leaves, which serve as substrates for the entomopathogenic gut bacterium to facilitate its proliferation. This study provides a fresh perspective on the ecological role of gut bacteria.
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