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An Insight into Diversity and Functionalities of Gut Microbiota in Insects

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The gut microbiota has long been of research interests due to its nutritional importance for many insects. It has been demonstrated that diversity of gut microbiota in insects can be modulated by many factors, including habitats, feeding preference, etc. Besides, the community structure of gut microbiota could also be altered during the different life stages of host insects. With development of conventional culture-dependent technologies and advanced culture-independent technologies, comprehensive and deep understanding of the functions of gut microbiota and their relationship with host insects were achieved, especially for the nutrient metabolic process mediated by them. In this review, we summarized the gut microbiota composition, major methods for gut microbiota characterization, and vital nutrient metabolic process mediated by gut microbiota in different insects. The increasing knowledge on the modulation of gut microbiota will help us for the comprehension of the contribution of gut microbiota to the nutritional metabolism of insects, prompting their growth and health.

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This work was supported by the National Key Technology R & D Program of China (2018YFD0500203 to LY, CY, and 2018YFD0500204 to LF). LY and CY also acknowledge the support from State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering.

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Wang, S., Wang, L., Fan, X. et al. An Insight into Diversity and Functionalities of Gut Microbiota in Insects. Curr Microbiol 77, 1976–1986 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-02084-2

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