Arthropod microbiota: shaping pathogen establishment and enabling control

0583121 - BC 2024 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Pavanelo, D.B. - Piloto-Sardiñas, E. - Maitre, A. - Abuin‐Denis, L. - Kopáček, Petr - Cabezas-Cruz, A. - Fogaca, A.C.
Arthropod microbiota: shaping pathogen establishment and enabling control.
Frontiers in Arachnid Science. Roč. 2, DEC (2023), č. článku 1297733. E-ISSN 2813-5083
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Keywords : Arthropod * microbiota * establishment
OECD category: Microbiology
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frchs.2023.1297733/full

Arthropoda is the largest phylum of the animal kingdom, comprising more than 80% of the species described thus far (Thorp, 2009). This enormous diversity and the wide distribution of arthropods in virtually all ecological niches on Earth attest to the efficiency of their adaptations. Arthropods come in contact with microorganisms throughout their life cycle. Some of these microorganisms are commensals or mutualistic and confer biological advantages (for instance, in nutrition, development or sexual reproduction), constituting the arthropod resident microbiota (Douglas, 2014), while others are harmful. Therefore, arthropods must be able to control dangerous microorganisms while maintaining a balanced microbiota community to maintain homeostasis. The members of the resident microbiota can also exert a positive or a negative effect on the establishment of pathogens in the arthropod gut using different mechanisms, including (i) direct interaction (ii) competition for nutrients (iii) and modulation (up- or downregulation) of components of the arthropod immune system (Weiss and Aksoy, 2011).
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