Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila flies
Summary: Understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of host-microbiota associations notably involves exploring how members of the microbiota assemble and whether they are transmitted along host generations. Here, we investigate the larval acquisition of facultative bacterial and yeast sy...
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| author | Robin Guilhot Anne Xuéreb Auxane Lagmairi Laure Olazcuaga Simon Fellous |
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| description | Summary: Understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of host-microbiota associations notably involves exploring how members of the microbiota assemble and whether they are transmitted along host generations. Here, we investigate the larval acquisition of facultative bacterial and yeast symbionts of Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila suzukii in ecologically realistic setups. Fly mothers and fruit were major sources of symbionts. Microorganisms associated with adult males also contributed to larval microbiota, mostly in D. melanogaster. Yeasts acquired at the larval stage maintained through metamorphosis, adult life, and were transmitted to offspring. All these observations varied widely among microbial strains, suggesting they have different transmission strategies among fruits and insects. Our approach shows microbiota members of insects can be acquired from a diversity of sources and highlights the compound nature of microbiotas. Such microbial transmission events along generations should favor the evolution of mutualistic interactions and enable microbiota-mediated local adaptation of the insect host. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-54e6406091d841d78d20c99251bd85402023-08-27T04:28:02ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422023-09-01269107656Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila fliesRobin Guilhot0Anne Xuéreb1Auxane Lagmairi2Laure Olazcuaga3Simon Fellous4CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France; Corresponding authorCBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, FranceCBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, FranceCBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France; Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USACBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, FranceSummary: Understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of host-microbiota associations notably involves exploring how members of the microbiota assemble and whether they are transmitted along host generations. Here, we investigate the larval acquisition of facultative bacterial and yeast symbionts of Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila suzukii in ecologically realistic setups. Fly mothers and fruit were major sources of symbionts. Microorganisms associated with adult males also contributed to larval microbiota, mostly in D. melanogaster. Yeasts acquired at the larval stage maintained through metamorphosis, adult life, and were transmitted to offspring. All these observations varied widely among microbial strains, suggesting they have different transmission strategies among fruits and insects. Our approach shows microbiota members of insects can be acquired from a diversity of sources and highlights the compound nature of microbiotas. Such microbial transmission events along generations should favor the evolution of mutualistic interactions and enable microbiota-mediated local adaptation of the insect host.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223017339EcologyMicrobiomeModel organism |
| spellingShingle | Robin Guilhot Anne Xuéreb Auxane Lagmairi Laure Olazcuaga Simon Fellous Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila flies iScience Ecology Microbiome Model organism |
| title | Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila flies |
| title_full | Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila flies |
| title_fullStr | Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila flies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila flies |
| title_short | Microbiota acquisition and transmission in Drosophila flies |
| title_sort | microbiota acquisition and transmission in drosophila flies |
| topic | Ecology Microbiome Model organism |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223017339 |
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