Identification of the gut bacteria of the greater wax moth

datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationREVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE AGRONOMIA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA,Vol.40,,2023
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.47280/RevFacAgron(LUZ).v40.n1.05
datacite.creatorBetancourt Gallegos, Oriana Lisette
datacite.creatorAraneda Duran, Ximena Andrea
datacite.creatorPesenti Perez, Hector Gonzalo
datacite.creatorAnabalon Rodriguez, Leonardo Ivan
datacite.date2023
datacite.subject.englishGalleria mellonella
datacite.subject.englishPlastic
datacite.subject.englishDNA sequencing
datacite.subject.englishMicroorganisms
datacite.subject.englishPseudomonas
datacite.titleIdentification of the gut bacteria of the greater wax moth
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T15:48:06Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T15:48:06Z
dc.description.abstractThroughout the world, the use of industrial polymers derived from fossil fuels is practically inevitable because they have such a wide range of applications; however, the environmental problems arising from this practice have led to a search for alternatives which will allow their use to be reduced, as well as strategies for their control by degradation using biorganic active agents. Insects have been a focus of special interest, as some species consume plastics and may serve to biodegrade them through the action of bacteria in their digestive tracts. In this context, the object of the present study was to characterise bacteria present in the intestine of wax moth larvae (Galleria mellonella). Thirty larvae were subjected to a diet based on polystyrene foam and thirty larvae in natural diet for 7 days. Gastrointestinal tracts were extracted and PCR was run. The results showed the presence of bacterial cells of Carnobacterium maltaromaticum, Brevibacterium sandarakinum, Pseudomonas psychrophila, Pseudomonas sp., Providence sp., Corynebacterium sp. However, the real action of these groups of bacteria in the effective degradation of polymers must be verified.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/5203
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUNIV ZULIA. FACULTAD AGRONOMIA
dc.sourceREVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE AGRONOMIA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA
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