Differential Microbial Diversity in Drosophila melanogaster: Are Fruit Flies Potential Vectors of Opportunistic Pathogens?
Joint Authors
Ramírez-Camejo, Luis A.
Maldonado-Morales, Génesis
Bayman, Paul
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Drosophila melanogaster has become a model system to study interactions between innate immunity and microbial pathogens, yet many aspects regarding its microbial community and interactions with pathogens remain unclear.
In this study wild D.
melanogaster were collected from tropical fruits in Puerto Rico to test how the microbiota is distributed and to compare the culturable diversity of fungi and bacteria.
Additionally, we investigated whether flies are potential vectors of human and plant pathogens.
Eighteen species of fungi and twelve species of bacteria were isolated from wild flies.
The most abundant microorganisms identified were the yeast Candida inconspicua and the bacterium Klebsiella sp.
The yeast Issatchenkia hanoiensis was significantly more common internally than externally in flies.
Species richness was higher in fungi than in bacteria, but diversity was lower in fungi than in bacteria.
The microbial composition of flies was similar internally and externally.
We identified a variety of opportunistic human and plant pathogens in flies such as Alcaligenes faecalis, Aspergillus flavus, A.
fumigatus, A.
niger, Fusarium equiseti/oxysporum, Geotrichum candidum, Klebsiella oxytoca, Microbacterium oxydans, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
Despite its utility as a model system, D.
melanogaster can be a vector of microorganisms that represent a potential risk to plant and public health.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ramírez-Camejo, Luis A.& Maldonado-Morales, Génesis& Bayman, Paul. 2017. Differential Microbial Diversity in Drosophila melanogaster: Are Fruit Flies Potential Vectors of Opportunistic Pathogens?. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ramírez-Camejo, Luis A.…[et al.]. Differential Microbial Diversity in Drosophila melanogaster: Are Fruit Flies Potential Vectors of Opportunistic Pathogens?. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167652
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ramírez-Camejo, Luis A.& Maldonado-Morales, Génesis& Bayman, Paul. Differential Microbial Diversity in Drosophila melanogaster: Are Fruit Flies Potential Vectors of Opportunistic Pathogens?. International Journal of Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167652
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1167652