Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way
Insect microbiota, particularly, gut bacteria has recently gained especial attention in Tephritidae fruit flies, being Enterobacteriaceae the predominant bacterial group. This bacterial group has been postulated to contribute to the fitness of fruit flies through several life-history traits. Particu...
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| author | Goane, Lucía Salgueiro, Julieta Medina Pereyra, Pilar Arce, Osvaldo Ernesto Antonio Ruiz, María Josefina Nussenbaum, Ana Laura Segura, Diego Fernando Vera, María Teresa |
| author_browse | Arce, Osvaldo Ernesto Antonio Goane, Lucía Medina Pereyra, Pilar Nussenbaum, Ana Laura Ruiz, María Josefina Salgueiro, Julieta Segura, Diego Fernando Vera, María Teresa |
| author_facet | Goane, Lucía Salgueiro, Julieta Medina Pereyra, Pilar Arce, Osvaldo Ernesto Antonio Ruiz, María Josefina Nussenbaum, Ana Laura Segura, Diego Fernando Vera, María Teresa |
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| description | Insect microbiota, particularly, gut bacteria has recently gained especial attention in Tephritidae fruit flies, being Enterobacteriaceae the predominant bacterial group. This bacterial group has been postulated to contribute to the fitness of fruit flies through several life-history traits. Particularly in Anastrepha fraterculus, removal of Enterobacteria from male gut via antibiotic treatment impaired their mating behavior. Because the impact of gut bacteria on female reproduction was not yet addressed, we here analysed the effect of antibiotic treatment on female fecundity and nutritional status, and further explored the role of bacteria under different dietary regimes. The removal of culturable Enterobacteria from the gut of females was associated to a reduction in fecundity as well as in the protein and lipid reserves. However, fecundity reduction depended on the dietary regime; being more pronounced when females fed a poor diet. Our results suggest that nutrient reserves of females are determined, at least to some extent, by intestinal bacteria (particularly Enterobacteria). The effect of antibiotics on fecundity could be explained, thus, as a consequence of a poorer nutritional status in antibiotic-treated females compared to control females. Our results contribute to understand the interaction between gut bacteria and Tephritidae fruit flies. Considering the relevance of this insect as fruit pest and the widespread use of the sterile insect technique to control them, these findings may lead to practical applications, such as development of efficient mass rearing protocols of A. fraterculus that supplement the adult diet with probiotics. |
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| spelling | INTA231622025-07-25T10:39:52Z Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way Goane, Lucía Salgueiro, Julieta Medina Pereyra, Pilar Arce, Osvaldo Ernesto Antonio Ruiz, María Josefina Nussenbaum, Ana Laura Segura, Diego Fernando Vera, María Teresa Fruit Flies Enterobacteriaceae Antibiotics Fertility Nutrients Females Mosca de la Fruta Antibióticos Anastrepha fraterculus Fertilidad Nutrientes Hembra Insect microbiota, particularly, gut bacteria has recently gained especial attention in Tephritidae fruit flies, being Enterobacteriaceae the predominant bacterial group. This bacterial group has been postulated to contribute to the fitness of fruit flies through several life-history traits. Particularly in Anastrepha fraterculus, removal of Enterobacteria from male gut via antibiotic treatment impaired their mating behavior. Because the impact of gut bacteria on female reproduction was not yet addressed, we here analysed the effect of antibiotic treatment on female fecundity and nutritional status, and further explored the role of bacteria under different dietary regimes. The removal of culturable Enterobacteria from the gut of females was associated to a reduction in fecundity as well as in the protein and lipid reserves. However, fecundity reduction depended on the dietary regime; being more pronounced when females fed a poor diet. Our results suggest that nutrient reserves of females are determined, at least to some extent, by intestinal bacteria (particularly Enterobacteria). The effect of antibiotics on fecundity could be explained, thus, as a consequence of a poorer nutritional status in antibiotic-treated females compared to control females. Our results contribute to understand the interaction between gut bacteria and Tephritidae fruit flies. Considering the relevance of this insect as fruit pest and the widespread use of the sterile insect technique to control them, these findings may lead to practical applications, such as development of efficient mass rearing protocols of A. fraterculus that supplement the adult diet with probiotics. Instituto de Genética Fil: Goane, Lucía. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia; Argentina Fil: Goane, Lucía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Salgueiro, Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Salgueiro, Julieta. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética. Laboratorio de Genética de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica; Argentina Fil: Salgueiro, Julieta. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Medina Pereyra, Pilar. Fundación Miguel Lillo. Instituto de Fisiología Animal; Argentina Fil: Arce, Osvaldo Ernesto Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia; Argentina Fil: Ruiz, María Josefina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia; Argentina Fil: Ruiz, María Josefina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética. Laboratorio de Genética de Insectos de Importancia Agronómica; Argentina Fil: Nussenbaum, Ana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Genética; Argentina Fil: Segura, Diego Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Vera, María Teresa. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia; Argentina Fil: Vera, María Teresa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2025-07-25T10:30:42Z 2025-07-25T10:30:42Z 2022-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23162 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022191022000427 1879-1611 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2022.104396 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Journal of Insect Physiology 139 : 104396 (May–June 2022) |
| spellingShingle | Fruit Flies Enterobacteriaceae Antibiotics Fertility Nutrients Females Mosca de la Fruta Antibióticos Anastrepha fraterculus Fertilidad Nutrientes Hembra Goane, Lucía Salgueiro, Julieta Medina Pereyra, Pilar Arce, Osvaldo Ernesto Antonio Ruiz, María Josefina Nussenbaum, Ana Laura Segura, Diego Fernando Vera, María Teresa Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way |
| title | Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way |
| title_full | Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way |
| title_fullStr | Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way |
| title_short | Antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) in a diet dependent way |
| title_sort | antibiotic treatment reduces fecundity and nutrient content in females of anastrepha fraterculus diptera tephritidae in a diet dependent way |
| topic | Fruit Flies Enterobacteriaceae Antibiotics Fertility Nutrients Females Mosca de la Fruta Antibióticos Anastrepha fraterculus Fertilidad Nutrientes Hembra |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23162 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022191022000427 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2022.104396 |
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