Influence of Native and Exotic Plant Diet on the Gut Microbiome of the Gray’s Malayan Stick Insect, Lonchodes brevipes

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aut.relation.journalFrontiers in Microbiology
aut.relation.startpage1199187
aut.relation.volume14
dc.contributor.authorLim, YZ
dc.contributor.authorPoh, YH
dc.contributor.authorLee, KC
dc.contributor.authorPointing, SB
dc.contributor.authorWainwright, BJ
dc.contributor.authorTan, EJ
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-24T03:05:44Z
dc.date.available2023-08-24T03:05:44Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-27
dc.description.abstractHerbivorous insects require an active lignocellulolytic microbiome to process their diet. Stick insects (phasmids) are common in the tropics and display a cosmopolitan host plant feeding preference. The microbiomes of social insects are vertically transmitted to offspring, while for solitary species, such as phasmids, it has been assumed that microbiomes are acquired from their diet. This study reports the characterization of the gut microbiome for the Gray's Malayan stick insect, Lonchodes brevipes, reared on native and introduced species of host plants and compared to the microbiome of the host plant and surrounding soil to gain insight into possible sources of recruitment. Clear differences in the gut microbiome occurred between insects fed on native and exotic plant diets, and the native diet displayed a more species-rich fungal microbiome. While the findings suggest that phasmids may be capable of adapting their gut microbiome to changing diets, it is uncertain whether this may lead to any change in dietary efficiency or organismal fitness. Further insight in this regard may assist conservation and management decision-making.
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Microbiology, ISSN: 1664-302X (Print); 1664-302X (Online), Frontiers Media SA, 14, 1199187-. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1199187
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmicb.2023.1199187
dc.identifier.issn1664-302X
dc.identifier.issn1664-302X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16601
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1199187/full
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectLonchodes brevipes
dc.subjectherbivores
dc.subjecthost plant
dc.subjectinsect microbiomes
dc.subjectphasmatodea
dc.subject3107 Microbiology
dc.subject31 Biological Sciences
dc.subjectComplementary and Integrative Health
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subject15 Life on Land
dc.subject0502 Environmental Science and Management
dc.subject0503 Soil Sciences
dc.subject0605 Microbiology
dc.subject3107 Microbiology
dc.subject3207 Medical microbiology
dc.titleInfluence of Native and Exotic Plant Diet on the Gut Microbiome of the Gray’s Malayan Stick Insect, Lonchodes brevipes
dc.typeJournal Article
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