Evidence for a gut microbial community conferring adaptability to diet quality and temperature stressors in phytophagous insects: the melon fruit fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae) as a case study

Abstract Background The high invasiveness of phytophagous insects is related to their adaptability to various environments, that can be influenced by their associated microbial community. Microbial symbionts are known to play a key role in the biology, ecology, and evolution of phytophagous insects,...

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Published in:	BMC Microbiology
Main Authors:	Abir Hafsi, Laura Moquet, Wouter Hendrycks, Marc De Meyer, Massimiliano Virgilio, Hélène Delatte
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-12-01
Subjects:	Insect adaptation Longevity Fecundity Microbial symbiont Metabarcoding
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03673-y