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Microbiota of Telenomus tridentatus (Platygastroidea: Scelionidae): An unwanted parasitoid
Author(s) -
RamírezAhuja María,
GómezGovea Mayra A.,
LugoTrampe Angel,
BorregoSoto Gissela,
DelgadoEnciso Iván,
PonceGarcia Gustavo,
MartínezFierro Margarita L.,
RamírezValles Eda G.,
Treviño Víctor,
FloresSuarez Adriana E.,
RodríguezSanchez Iram P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of applied entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0418
pISSN - 0931-2048
DOI - 10.1111/jen.12656
Subject(s) - biology , scelionidae , parasitoid , firmicutes , hymenoptera , proteobacteria , ecology , actinobacteria , zoology , parasitism , botany , bacteria , host (biology) , 16s ribosomal rna , genetics
The microbiota of Hymenoptera is limited to certain bacterial species that vary according to the habitat and diet; however, the bacterial populations are not known in Telenomus tridentatus Johnson & Bin, an egg parasitoid of agricultural importance. We determined the microbiota composition of adults of T . tridentatus using next‐generation sequencing technologies. We found the presence of the Phylums Proteobacteria, in greater proportion followed by Actinobacteria and Firmicutes, respectively. The most abundant species were Cutibacterium acnes , Aquabacterium sp. and Massilia sp. The results of this study could lead to investigating the importance of symbiotic bacteria in T . tridentatus and its relation with agricultural plantations.