PMID- 26411784 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160819 LR - 20181113 IS - 1536-2442 (Electronic) IS - 1536-2442 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 1 DP - 2015 TI - Analysis of Inter-Individual Bacterial Variation in Gut of Cicada Meimuna mongolica (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). LID - 10.1093/jisesa/iev113 [doi] LID - 131 AB - Intestinal bacterial community plays a crucial role in the nutrition, development, survival, and reproduction of insects. When compared with other insects with piercing-sucking mouthparts, the habitats of cicada nymphs and adults are totally different. However, little is known about the differences in the gut bacterial communities in the nymphs and adults within any cicada species. The diversity of bacteria in the gut of nymphs and adults of both genders of Meimuna mongolica (Distant) was studied using the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) method. Few inter-individual variations among gut microbiota were observed, suggesting that M. mongolica typically harbors a limited and consistent suite of bacterial species. Bacteria in the genera Pseudomonas and Enterobacter were the predominant components of the gut microflora of M. mongolica at all life stages. Bacteria of Pantoea, Streptococcus, and Uruburuella were also widespread in the cicada samples but at relatively lower concentrations. The relative stability and similarity of the PCR-DGGE patterns indicate that all individuals of this cicada species harbor a characteristic bacterial community which is independent from developmental stages and genders. Related endosymbionts that could be harbored in bacteromes of cicadas were not detected in any gut samples, which could be related to the cicada species and the distribution of these endosymbionts in the cicada cavity, or due to some of the possible limitations of PCR-DGGE community profiling. It is worthwhile to further address if related cicada endosymbiont clades distribute in the alimentary canals and other internal organs through diagnostic PCR using group-specific primer sets. CI - (c) The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Entomological Society of America. FAU - Zhou, Wenting AU - Zhou W AD - Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, China *These authors contributed equally to this work. FAU - Nan, Xiaoning AU - Nan X AD - College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China *These authors contributed equally to this work. FAU - Zheng, Zhou AU - Zheng Z AD - Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, China. FAU - Wei, Cong AU - Wei C AD - Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management, Ministry of Education, Entomological Museum, China. FAU - He, Hong AU - He H AD - College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China hehong@nwsuaf.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150927 PL - United States TA - J Insect Sci JT - Journal of insect science (Online) JID - 101096396 RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) SB - IM EIN - J Insect Sci. 2016;16. pii: 23. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iew004. PMID: 26903495 MH - Animals MH - Bacteria/classification/genetics/*isolation & purification MH - Female MH - Gastrointestinal Tract/*microbiology MH - Hemiptera/*microbiology MH - Male MH - Nymph/microbiology MH - Phylogeny MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics PMC - PMC4626675 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Meimuna mongolica OT - PCR-DGGE OT - characteristic bacterial community OT - gut bacteria OT - inter-individual variation EDAT- 2015/09/29 06:00 MHDA- 2016/08/20 06:00 PMCR- 2015/01/01 CRDT- 2015/09/29 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/08/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/08/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - iev113 [pii] AID - 10.1093/jisesa/iev113 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Insect Sci. 2015 Sep 27;15(1):131. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iev113. Print 2015.