Adaptability of the gut microbiota of the German cockroach Blattella germanica to a periodic antibiotic treatment

• Published in: Microbiological research Vol. 287; p. 127863
• Main Authors: Marín-Miret, Jesús, Pérez-Cobas, Ana Elena, Domínguez-Santos, Rebeca, Pérez-Rocher, Benjamí, Latorre, Amparo, Moya, Andrés
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Antibiotic treatment; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - drug effects; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Biodiversity; Blattellidae - microbiology; Cockroach; Cockroaches - drug effects; Cockroaches - microbiology; Female; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - drug effects; Gut microbiota; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Kanamycin - pharmacology; Male; Phylogeny; Resilience; Resistance; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Gut microbiota; Cockroach; Resistance; Antibiotic treatment; Resilience

High-throughput sequencing studies have shown that diet or antimicrobial treatments impact animal gut microbiota equilibrium. However, properties related to the gut microbial ecosystem stability, such as resilience, resistance, or functional redundancy, must be better understood. To shed light on th...