Commensal bacteria play a role in mating preference of Drosophila melanogaster

By G. Sharon, D. Segal, J. Ringo, A. Hefetz, I. Zilber-Rosenberg, Eugene Rosenberg. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010

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Subfields: Genetics, Insect Science

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Animals in a bacterial world, a new imperative for the life sciences (2013, background): “Changes in cuticularhydrocarbon profiles linked to specific bacterial symbionts in the gut of Drosophila melanogaster correlate with mate choice (65), and several lines of evidence suggest that olfactory cues associated with mate choice in vertebrates are produced by their resident microbiota (66).”
Multiorganismal Insects: Diversity and Function of Resident Microorganisms (2014, background): “To illustrate: The phenolic guaiacol in the aggregation pheromone of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria is synthesized by Pantoea agglomerans and other Enterobacteriaceae in the insect gut (33); Drosophila prefer to mate with conspecifics that have a similar gut microbiota, and this preference ”
Animal behaviour meets microbial ecology (2011, background): “2004), or more surprisingly through symbioses where bacteria modify or help produce secondary sexual traits (e.g. Shawkey et al. 2007; Sharon et al. 2010).”
Impact of infection on mate choice (2014, background): “An individual’s infection status can alter how its health status is perceived by its conspecifics: notably in the context of sexual behaviour, mate choice (Sharon et al., 2010) and recognition (Richard, Holt, & Grozinger, 2012).”
A Symbiotic View of Life: We Have Never Been Individuals (2012, background): “Recent studies in Drosophila, for instance, demonstrate that the symbionts (not alleles of nuclear genes) provide important pheromonal cues necessary for mating preference (Sharon et al. 2010).”
Lactobacillus plantarum promotes Drosophila systemic growth by modulating hormonal signals through TOR-dependent nutrient sensing. (2011, background): “…Cell Metabolism 14, 403–414, September 7, 2011 ª2011 Elsevie starch medium hold lowmicrobiota diversity with the dominance of Lactobacillus plantarum and the absence of Acetobacteraceae, while flies reared on molasses medium show higher diversity and contain Acetobacteraceae (Sharon et al., 2010).”
Bacterial communities in meerkat anal scent secretions vary with host sex, age, and group membership (2014, background): “Recently, in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), resident bacteria have been shown to influence their host’s reproductive behavior, probably through their effect on olfactory cues associated with mate choice (Sharon et al. 2010).”
Social behavior and the microbiome (2015, background): “Intriguingly, data from both fruit flies and mice show that microbes mediate odors involved in mate choice and pre-mating isolation, raising the possibility that bacterially produced odors also contribute to host speciation [39,41 ,42].”
Bacterial Communities of Diverse Drosophila Species: Ecological Context of a Host–Microbe Model System (2011, background): “melanogaster in the lab [29], although the evolutionary significance of this effect in the wild is not clear.”
Current knowledge of interactions between Drosophila suzukii and microbes, and their potential utility for pest management (2016, background): “…as attractant and phagostimulant in combination with killing agents food or inhabiting the gut influence Drosophila larval growth and development (Shin et al. 2011; Ridley et al. 2012; Newell and Douglas 2014), and may even be capable of influencing Drosophila mating behaviour (Sharon et al. 2010).”
Underappreciated Consequences of Phenotypic Plasticity for Ecological Speciation (2012, background): “[109] found that the differences in bacterial composition can affect cuticular hydrocarbon levels, providing a probable mechanism affecting mate choice.”
The gut microbiota of insects - diversity in structure and function. (2013, background): “Thus, this microbiota effect on mating could lead to divergence of host lineages that feed on different substrates, ultimately leading to speciation (Sharon et al., 2010).”