Microbial ecology of New World screwwowm, Cochliomyia hominivorax
Control of the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, using sterile insect techinque (SIT) saves an estimated US$1.3 billion per year in eradicated countries. In this study we explored the microbiome of the C. hominivorax, in field collected and mass-reared flies used by the SIT program. Due to the importance of bacteria to insect fitness, including nutrition and mating performance, understanding the changes in microbiome between wild and mass-produced flies could lead to improvements to the eradication program.
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Format: | Dataset biblioteca |
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2021
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Subjects: | Genetics, raw sequence reads, |
Online Access: | https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Microbial_ecology_of_New_World_screwwowm_Cochliomyia_hominivorax/25088897 |
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Summary: | Control of the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, using sterile insect techinque (SIT) saves an estimated US$1.3 billion per year in eradicated countries. In this study we explored the microbiome of the C. hominivorax, in field collected and mass-reared flies used by the SIT program. Due to the importance of bacteria to insect fitness, including nutrition and mating performance, understanding the changes in microbiome between wild and mass-produced flies could lead to improvements to the eradication program. |
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