Metagenome-based identification of functional traits of the black soldier fly gut microbiome associated with larval performance
Variation in the nutritional and bacterial load of a diet can result in functional shifts in the gut microbiome of the larvae. Analysis of the BSFL metagenome identified several bacteria that are positively correlated with larval performance, which could potentially provide beneficial metabolic functions for the host that should be further explored.
Authors
- Jeroen De Smet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7200-089X)
- Bart Lievens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-6641)
- L. M. Arias-Giraldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0417-3965)
- Thomas Struyf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7261-7398)
- Evelynn Vervoort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2979-5754)
- Wim Van den Ende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1137-3614)
- Jos M. Raaijmakers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-6614)
- Freek IJdema
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- Vesuvius (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NL)
- Joint Research Center (BE)
- Ecologie microbienne (FR)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-04327-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.34