Gut bacteria induce oviposition preference through ovipositor recognition in fruit fly

Muyang He; Huimin Chen; Xiaorui Yang; Yang Gao; Yongyue Lu; Daifeng Cheng

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03947-z

Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

Gut bacteria induce oviposition preference through ovipositor recognition in fruit fly

Muyang He,
Huimin Chen,
Xiaorui Yang,
Yang Gao,
Yongyue Lu,
Daifeng Cheng

Affiliations

Muyang He: Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University
Huimin Chen: Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University
Xiaorui Yang: Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University
Yang Gao: Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University
Yongyue Lu: Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University
Daifeng Cheng: Department of Entomology, South China Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03947-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Citrobacter sp. produces 3-hexenyl acetate in fruits, which attracts gravid B. dorsalis to lay eggs through ovipositor recognition. This provides a mechanism underlying the effective spread of Citrobacter sp. in the population of B. dorsalis.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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