Ting Andrew, Abidin Cik Mohd Rizuan Zainal, Hamid Noor Hisham, Azzam Ghows, Salim Hasber
School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Pest Management Unit, FGV R&D Sdn Bhd, Pusat Penyelidikan Pertanian Tun Razak, 26400 Bandar Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia.
Trop Life Sci Res. 2023 Mar;34(1):185-218. doi: 10.21315/tlsr2023.34.1.11. Epub 2023 Mar 31.
Bagworm is one of the major pests in Malaysia's oil palm plantation, with infestation resulting in huge economical loss. Currently, the microbial profile of the bagworm has yet to be study. Understanding the biology of the pest such as the bacterial community is crucial as bacteria associated with insects often provide benefits to the insect, giving the insect host a better chance of survival. Here, 16S amplicon sequencing was used to identify the bacteria community of Additionally, two comparisons were made, the bacterial communities between two larval stages (early instar stage and late instar stage) from outbreak area; the bacterial communities of late instar stage larvae from non-outbreak between outbreak areas. From this study, it was found that the bacterial community of consisted of , , , and other minor phyla, with being the most dominant phylum. Furthermore, bacterial genera of consisted of , , , and other minor genera, with being the most dominant. It was also found that the alpha and beta diversity in both comparisons were not significantly different. We present our data as a first insight towards the bacterial community of , paving a way towards understanding the biology of the bagworm .
蓑蛾是马来西亚油棕种植园的主要害虫之一，虫害会造成巨大的经济损失。目前，尚未对蓑蛾的微生物概况进行研究。了解这种害虫的生物学特性，如细菌群落，至关重要，因为与昆虫相关的细菌通常会为昆虫带来益处，使昆虫宿主有更好的生存机会。在此，利用16S扩增子测序来鉴定蓑蛾的细菌群落。此外，还进行了两项比较，一是来自爆发区的两个幼虫阶段（低龄期和高龄期）之间的细菌群落比较；二是爆发区和非爆发区高龄期幼虫的细菌群落比较。通过这项研究发现，蓑蛾的细菌群落由变形菌门、厚壁菌门、放线菌门、拟杆菌门和其他次要菌门组成，其中变形菌门最为主要。此外，蓑蛾的细菌属包括芽孢杆菌属、葡萄球菌属、肠杆菌属、假单胞菌属和其他次要属，其中芽孢杆菌属最为主要。研究还发现，两项比较中的α多样性和β多样性均无显著差异。我们展示的数据是对蓑蛾细菌群落的初步见解，为了解蓑蛾的生物学特性铺平了道路。
