ena-STUDY-University of Gdansk-11-12-2017-11:38:25:520-16
First insight into microbial communities associated with species belonging to orders Coleoptera and Thysanura inhabiting anthills of Formica rufa and F. polyctena
In the present study we used Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in 16S rRNA gene analysis to define microbial communities of seven insect species (Atelura formicaria, Dedrophilus pygmaeus, Leptacinus formicetorum, Monotoma angusticollis, Myrmechixenus subterraneus, Ptenidium formicetorum and Thiasophila angulata) inhabiting anthills of two ant species: Formica rufa and F. polyctena. Moreover, we analyzed obtained microbiome profiles to verify the presence of known endosymbionts.
In the present study we used Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in 16S rRNA gene analysis to define microbial communities of seven insect species (Atelura formicaria, Dedrophilus pygmaeus, Leptacinus formicetorum, Monotoma angusticollis, Myrmechixenus subterraneus, Ptenidium formicetorum and Thiasophila angulata) inhabiting anthills of two ant species: Formica rufa and F. polyctena. Moreover, we analyzed obtained microbiome profiles to verify the presence of known endosymbionts.