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Wolbachia in Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates : Absent or undiscovered?

Serga, Svitlana ; Kovalenko, Pavlo A. ; Maistrenko, Oleksandr M. ; Deconninck, Gwenaëlle LU orcid ; Shevchenko, Oleksandra ; Iakovenko, Nataliia ; Protsenko, Yurii ; Susulovsky, Andrij ; Kaczmarek, Łukasz and Pavlovska, Mariia , et al. (2024) In Environmental microbiology reports 16(6).
Abstract

Interactions between a host organism and its associated microbiota, including symbiotic bacteria, play a crucial role in host adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Antarctica provides a unique environment for the establishment and maintenance of symbiotic relationships. One of the most extensively studied symbiotic bacteria in invertebrates is Wolbachia pipientis, which is associated with a wide variety of invertebrates. Wolbachia is known for manipulating host reproduction and having obligate or facultative mutualistic relationships with various hosts. However, there is a lack of clear understanding of the prevalence of Wolbachia in terrestrial invertebrates in Antarctica. We present the outcomes of a literature search for... (More)

Interactions between a host organism and its associated microbiota, including symbiotic bacteria, play a crucial role in host adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Antarctica provides a unique environment for the establishment and maintenance of symbiotic relationships. One of the most extensively studied symbiotic bacteria in invertebrates is Wolbachia pipientis, which is associated with a wide variety of invertebrates. Wolbachia is known for manipulating host reproduction and having obligate or facultative mutualistic relationships with various hosts. However, there is a lack of clear understanding of the prevalence of Wolbachia in terrestrial invertebrates in Antarctica. We present the outcomes of a literature search for information on the occurrence of Wolbachia in each of the major taxonomic groups of terrestrial invertebrates (Acari, Collembola, Diptera, Rotifera, Nematoda, Tardigrada). We also performed profiling of prokaryotes based on three marker genes and Kraken2 in available whole genome sequence data obtained from Antarctic invertebrate samples. We found no reports or molecular evidence of Wolbachia in these invertebrate groups in Antarctica. We discuss possible reasons underlying this apparent absence and suggest opportunities for more targeted future research to confirm bacteria's presence or absence.

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Environmental microbiology reports
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1758-2229
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10.1111/1758-2229.70040
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Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Environmental Microbiology Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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  author       = {{Serga, Svitlana and Kovalenko, Pavlo A. and Maistrenko, Oleksandr M. and Deconninck, Gwenaëlle and Shevchenko, Oleksandra and Iakovenko, Nataliia and Protsenko, Yurii and Susulovsky, Andrij and Kaczmarek, Łukasz and Pavlovska, Mariia and Convey, Peter and Kozeretska, Iryna}},
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  series       = {{Environmental microbiology reports}},
  title        = {{Wolbachia in Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates : Absent or undiscovered?}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70040}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/1758-2229.70040}},
  volume       = {{16}},
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