Gut Microbiota Is Not Essential for Survival and Development in IBlattella germanica/I, but Affects Uric Acid Storage

• Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 14; no. 1
• Main Authors: Domínguez-Santos, Rebeca, Baixeras, Joaquín, Moya, Andrés, Latorre, Amparo, Gil, Rosario, García-Ferris, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Amino acids; Cockroaches; Gram-negative bacteria; Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms); Physiological aspects; Uric acid; Germany; Spain

Cockroaches harbor two coexisting symbiotic systems: the obligate endosymbiont Blattabacterium cuenotii, and a complex gut microbiota. Blattabacterium is the only bacterium present in the eggs, as the gut microbiota is acquired by horizontal transmission after hatching, mostly through coprophagy. Bl...