Predominance of Wolbachia endosymbiont in the microbiota across life stages of Bactrocera latifrons (Insecta: Tephritidae)

• Main Authors: Yong, Hoi Sen, Song, Sze Looi, Chua, Kah Ooi, Lim, Phaik Eem
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18904/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2017.07.007

The Solanum fruit fly Bactrocera latifrons is an important agricultural pest. There is no report on the microbiota associated with this fruit fly. This study reports the bacterial communities associated with the life stages of this fruit fly from Malaysia. Illumina MiSeq next-generation sequencing o...