Comparative analysis of gut and ovarian microbiota in Dactylopius opuntiae (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) from distinct Moroccan regions
Oumaima Moustaid, Mohamed Idbella, Salah Eddine Azaroual, Karim El Fakhouri, Chaimae Ramdani, Mohamed Ouaarous, Mustapha El Bouhssini, Issam Meftah Kadmiri · 2026
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Description
Oumaima Moustaid and co-authors chart the bacteria living in a cactus pest, Dactylopius opuntiae, across Morocco. The insect badly harms prickly pear farms, yet its inner microbes were barely known. The team sampled gut and ovary tissue from adult females, plus whole young insects.
Samples came from two unlike regions: dry Marrakech and humid Al Hoceima on the coast. Gene sequencing of the bacteria pulled in about 2.84 million reads, most of them clean and classed. The team compared diversity and mix across tissue, life stage, and region. Such maps can hint at how the pest adapts, and where it might be weak.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Oumaima Moustaid, Mohamed Idbella, Salah Eddine Azaroual, Karim El Fakhouri, Chaimae Ramdani, Mohamed Ouaarous, Mustapha El Bouhssini, Issam Meftah Kadmiri |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |