Mycobiomes of two distinct clades of ambrosia gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) are species-specific in larvae but similar in nutritive mycelia

Mycobiomes of two distinct clades of ambrosia gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) are species-specific in larvae but similar in nutritive mycelia

ABSTRACT Ambrosia gall midges (AGMs) are mostly host plant-specific. In their galls, they harbor fungal symbionts on which they feed. Therefore, they represent unique steps in the evolution of the gall-forming Cecidomyiidae (Diptera). Gall-associated fungi have been studied predominantly by cultivat...

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Main Authors: Petr Pyszko, Hana Šigutová, Miroslav Kolařík, Martin Kostovčík, Jan Ševčík, Martin Šigut, Denisa Višňovská, Pavel Drozd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-01-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
ambrosia gall midge
Cecidomyiidae
fungiculture
Asphondylia
Lasioptera
larval mycobiome
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02830-23

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