Claim · model-written summary
Stems of Coleostephus myconis and nymph foam were the most similar in bacterial composition.
- Taxon
- Coleostephus myconis
Coleostephus myconise1 - Outcome
- bacterial compositione0
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Verbatim
e0“Stems and foam were the most similar in bacterial composition”
e1“the stems of Coleostephus myconis where the nymphs were feeding”
Title
Bacterial dynamics and exchange in plant-insect interactions
Cristina Cameirão; José Alberto Pereira; Rui Tavares; et al. Current Research in Insect Science 2025. doi:10.1016/j.cris.2025.100110
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Burkholderiaceae and Moraxellaceae dominated the stems.
- Observation Rhizobiaceae and Sphingobacteriaceae dominated the foam produced by the nymphs.
- Observation Stems and foam had higher bacterial diversity than nymphs.
- Observation All samples showed enrichment in bacteria known to provide diverse benefits to their host.
- Observation Nymphs had the most distinct bacterial composition, yet it was more similar to the stem than to the foam.
- Observation Nymphs were enriched in endosymbiotic bacteria, mostly Candidatus Sulcia and Sodalis, not found in the stem and foam.
- Observation During feeding, nymphs appeared to exchange several bacterial genera with C. myconis, a significant number being incorporated into the nymph bacteriome.
- Observation Curvibacter, Cutibacterium, Methylobacterium, Pseudomonas and Rhizobium are likely the most exchanged genera between nymphs and the plant.
- Observation Nymphs also appeared to exchange bacteria with the foam, notably Enhydrobacter, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium and Roseomonas.
- Method / resource Many bacterial genera identified by metabarcoding were not detected by culturing, and vice versa, so the two approaches complement each other.