The Native Hawaiian Insect Microbiome Initiative: a critical perspective for Hawaiian insect evolution

Author:

Poff, Kristen E., Stever, Heather, Reil, Jonathan B., Seabourn, Priscilla, Ching, Alexander J., Aoki, Sayaka, Logan, Michel, Michalski, Jennifer, Santamaria, Jessika, Adams, Jesse W., Eiben, Jesse A., Yew, Joanne Y., Ewing, Curtis, Magnacca, Karl N., Bennett, Gordon M.

Title:

The Native Hawaiian Insect Microbiome Initiative: a critical perspective for Hawaiian insect evolution

Periodical:

Insects

Year:

2017

Volume:

8

Subject:

Nysius wekiuicola Wekiu bug

Summary:

The Native Hawaiian Insect Microbiome Initiative (NHIMI) is an effort intended to develop a framework for informing evolutionary and biological studies in Hawaii. To initiate this effort, we have sequenced the bacterial microbiomes of thirteen species representing iconic, endemic Hawaiian insect groups. Our results show that native Hawaiian insects associate with a diversity of bacteria that exhibit a wide phylogenetic breadth. Several groups show predictable associations with obligate microbes that permit diet specialization. Others exhibit unique ecological transitions that are correlated with shifts in their microbiomes (e.g., transition to carrion feeding from plant-feeding in Nysius wekiuicola).

Label:

Insects

URL:

http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/4/130

Date:

2017

Collection:

Periodicals