Microhabitat Governs the Microbiota of the Pinewood Nematode and Its Vector Beetle: Implication for the Prevalence of Pine Wilt Disease
Haokai Tian, Lilin Zhao, Tuuli‐Marjaana Koski, Jianghua Sun
Abstract
Our understanding of animal microbiota acquisition and dispersal-mediated variation has rapidly increased. In this study, using the model of host pine-pinewood nematode-vector beetle ( Monochamus sp.) complex, we disentangled the routes of microbial community assembly and transmission mechanisms among these different participants responsible for highly destructive pine wilt disease.
Topics & Concepts
Wilt diseaseBiologyBursaphelenchus xylophilusBiological dispersalNematodeMonochamus alternatusVector (molecular biology)EcologyBotanyPopulationLonghorn beetleMedicineGeneGeneticsRecombinant DNAEnvironmental healthEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesForest Insect Ecology and Management