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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (11): 124-133.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20201113

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Composition and Functions of Cultural Bacteria in the Larval Guts of Orthosia songi(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Tongtong Guo1,Mingqiang Zhu2,Jinpeng Li1,Xinrong Guo1,Hong He1,*   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Control of Forest Biological Disasters in Western China Yangling 712100
    2. College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Northwest A&F University Yangling 712100
  • Received:2019-04-20 Online:2020-11-25 Published:2020-12-30
  • Contact: Hong He

Abstract:

Objective: Gut microbiota can help host insects to degrade indigestible ingredients and harmful substance in food. The ability to digest and utilize the leaves of Eucomnia ulmoides in Orthosia songi (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae may be related with gut microbiota. Therefore,this study aims to investigate the gut bacterial composition of larvae in O. songi,so as to reveal the effects of intestinal bacteria on the growth and development,food digestion,nutrition utilization of host insects. Method: The traditional methods of microbial isolation and culture and the sequencing of 16S rRNA gene were used to isolate and identify the gut bacteria from the larvae. The dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) and HPLC methods were used to verify the degradation of biomacromolecules (cellulose,pectin and starch) and chemical substances in leaves of Eucommia ulmoides by gut bacteria. Then the effects of gut bacteria on the growth and nutritional utilization of larvae were investigated by feeding 1 μg·mL-1 chloramphenicol,an antibiotic. Result: Ten different bacterial strains were isolated from the larval guts by traditional microbial isolation and culture methods,and their DNA sequences showed that they belonged to ten genera in Proteobacteria,Firmicutes and Actinobacteria,including Brevundimonas,Enterococcus,Pseudomonas,Sphingomonas,Kluyvera,Acinetobacter,Moraxinella,Agrobacterium,Microbacterium, and Arthrobacter. These strains were able to cause degradation to biomacromolecules (cellulose,pectin and starch) in varying degrees,and affect the changes of some substances in Eucommia ulmoides leaves. The feeding test with 1μg/mL chloramphenicol affected the growth and development of larvae,and significantly reduced the pupation rate of larvae and the feeding and digestive ability of the younger larvae. Conclusion: Ten bacterial strains were isolated from the larval guts of O. songi,and they play important roles in the growth and development,food digestion and nutrient utilization of O. songi larvae.

Key words: Orthosia songi, gut bacteria of larvae, isolation of culturable microbe, Lepidoptera

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