<i>Wolbachia</i> in Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates: Absent or undiscovered?
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.
Authors
- Peter Convey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-9903)
- Iryna Kozeretska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6485-1408)
- Gwenaëlle Deconninck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2002-0992)
- Mariia Pavlovska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-5973)
- Oleksandr M. Maistrenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1961-7548)
- Pavlo Kovalenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-3080)
- Andrij Susulovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4233-9825)
- Yurii Protsenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-1182)
- Łukasz Kaczmarek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5260-6253)
- Svitlana Serga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-3185)
- Nataliia Iakovenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4458-9884)
- Oleksandra Shevchenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6472-9456)
Institutions
- Université de Tours (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- British Antarctic Survey (GB)
- National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (UA)
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (UA)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZ)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Institut Agro Montpellier (FR)
- State Institution National Antarctic Scientific Center (UA)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics (CZ)
- State Museum of Natural History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (UA)
- Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NL)
- Institut Agro Montpelier (FR)
- I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology (UA)
- Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (FR)
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (DE)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- Institute for Problems of Cryobiology and Cryomedicine (UA)
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Microbiology Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70040
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.16
Funders
- Sight Research UK
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky
- Natural Environment Research Council