Spodoptera frugiperda Raw sequence reads
Enteric bacteria can play an important role in the developmental performance of their insect hosts. The present study revealed that two dominant enteric bacteria, Enterococcus mundtii and Enterococcus casseliflavus, are present in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae on different host plants (maize and rice). However, the role of the two dominant bacteria in S. frugiperda remains poorly understood. To clarify the functions of E. mundtii and E. casseliflavus, the effects on the growth and development of S. frugiperda were studied by separately adding them to an artificial diet with different proportions of yeast. To elucidate the physiological metabolism underlying the differential effects of these two enteric bacteria on the developmental performance of S. frugiperda, transcriptome sequencing was conducted.