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Drosophila suzukii  is an introduced pest insect that feeds on undamaged, attached fruit. This diet is distinct from the fallen, discomposing fruits utilized by most other species of  Drosophila . Since the bacterial microbiota of  Drosophila , and of many other animals, is affected by diet, we hypothesized that the bacteria associated with  D. suzukii  are distinct from that of other  Drosophila . Using 16S rDNA PCR and Illumina sequencing, we characterized the bacterial communities of larval and adult  D. suzukii  collected from undamaged, attached cherries in California, USA. We find that the bacterial communities associated with these samples of  D. suzukii  contain a high frequency of  Tatumella .  Gluconobacter  and  Acetobacter , two taxa with known associations with  Drosophila , were also found, although at lower frequency than  Tatumella  in four of the five samples examined. Sampling  D. suzukii  from different locations and/or while feeding on different fruits is needed to determine the generality of the results determined by these samples. Nevertheless this is, to our knowledge, the first study characterizing the bacterial communities of this ecologically unique and economically important species of  Drosophila .

The bacterial communities ofDrosophila suzukiicollected from undamaged cherries