Antibiotic treatment eliminated Wolbachia in Tribolium confusum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and prolonged tonic immobility duration in later generations

IF 1.2 4区农林科学 Q2 ENTOMOLOGY

Applied Entomology and Zoology Pub Date : 2025-06-28 DOI:10.1007/s13355-025-00915-x

Kohei Nakao, Takuto Sumi, Kentarou Matsumura

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Based on previous studies, parasites manipulate host behavior. In particular, Wolbachia has often been shown to manipulate the life history and reproductive traits of the host. Wolbachia is generally transmitted vertically in the maternal line of host populations, but it can also be transmitted horizontally from infected prey to predators. Hence, Wolbachia may manipulate its hosts to increase their predation risk. Nevertheless, the impact of Wolbachia infection on the predator avoidance behavior of the host remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Wolbachia removal on tonic immobility as their antipredator behavior in Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), which is known to be infected by Wolbachia. Results indicated that the duration of the tonic immobility of T. confusum remarkably increased after Wolbachia removal. This study is the first to reveal that antibiotic treatment of T. confusum can prolong tonic immobility duration in its later generations, which may result from host manipulation to increase the probability of the horizontal transmission of Wolbachia.

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抗生素治疗消除了狐斑虫（鞘翅目：拟甲科）中的沃尔巴克氏体，并延长了后代的强直静止时间

根据以前的研究，寄生虫操纵宿主的行为。特别是，沃尔巴克氏体经常被证明可以操纵宿主的生活史和生殖特征。沃尔巴克氏体通常在宿主种群的母系中垂直传播，但它也可以从受感染的猎物向捕食者水平传播。因此，沃尔巴克氏体可能会操纵它的宿主来增加它们被捕食的风险。然而，沃尔巴克氏体感染对宿主捕食者躲避行为的影响尚不清楚。因此，本研究旨在探讨沃尔巴克氏体对已知感染了沃尔巴克氏体的拟黄颡鱼（Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val）抗捕食行为中补益不动的影响。结果表明，去除沃尔巴克氏体后，猪尾弓形虫的强直静止时间明显增加。本研究首次揭示了抗生素治疗可以延长其后代的强直性静止时间，这可能是由于宿主操纵以增加沃尔巴克氏体水平传播的可能性。

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Applied Entomology and Zoology 生物-昆虫学

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2.70

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Applied Entomology and Zoology publishes articles concerned with applied entomology, applied zoology, agricultural chemicals and pest control in English. Contributions of a basic and fundamental nature may be accepted at the discretion of the Editor. Manuscripts of original research papers, technical notes and reviews are accepted for consideration. No manuscript that has been published elsewhere will be accepted for publication.