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Main Authors: Oguchi, Kohei, Munakata, Mizuho, Hiruta, Chizue, Kakui, Keiichi
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Zoological science 2025
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40908936/
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author Oguchi, Kohei
Munakata, Mizuho
Hiruta, Chizue
Kakui, Keiichi
author_facet Oguchi, Kohei
Munakata, Mizuho
Hiruta, Chizue
Kakui, Keiichi
Oguchi, Kohei
Munakata, Mizuho
Hiruta, Chizue
Kakui, Keiichi
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Intracellular Localization of the Bacterial Endosymbiont in the Ostracod . Oguchi, Kohei Munakata, Mizuho Hiruta, Chizue Kakui, Keiichi Animals Symbiosis Crustacea Female Bacteroidetes Symbiosis is a key driver of evolution in life-history traits and reproductive strategies. Some symbiotic microorganisms manipulate host reproduction to enhance their own transmission, a phenomenon well studied in insects but less understood in crustaceans. Among these microorganisms, manipulates host reproductive systems, such as parthenogenesis, cytoplasmic incompatibility, and male killing in arthropods. However, its role in ostracods, small bivalve-shelled crustaceans, remains unclear. Some ostracod species reproduce via parthenogenesis, and high infection rates in these lineages suggest a potential link between the symbiont and asexual reproduction. To investigate this relationship, we examined localization in the parthenogenetic ostracod from Japan. Using tissue clearing and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we visualized within the ovaries. FISH observations revealed a widespread infection across the germarium, nurse cells, and oocytes. In early-stage oocytes, bacteria were evenly dispersed throughout the cytoplasm, whereas in more-developed oocytes, they clustered around the nucleus. Additionally, was also detected in the hepatopancreas, indicating infection of both the reproductive and digestive systems. The presence of in host reproductive structures, particularly the germarium, nurse cells, and developing oocytes, suggests its role in reproductive manipulation. To our knowledge, this study provides the first detailed localization of in ostracods, reinforcing its potential influence on reproduction. Future research using antibiotics and genomic analysis will be crucial to confirm 's role in parthenogenesis induction.
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spellingShingle Intracellular Localization of the Bacterial Endosymbiont in the Ostracod .
Oguchi, Kohei
Munakata, Mizuho
Hiruta, Chizue
Kakui, Keiichi
Animals
Symbiosis
Crustacea
Female
Bacteroidetes
Intracellular Localization of the Bacterial Endosymbiont in the Ostracod . Oguchi, Kohei Munakata, Mizuho Hiruta, Chizue Kakui, Keiichi Animals Symbiosis Crustacea Female Bacteroidetes Symbiosis is a key driver of evolution in life-history traits and reproductive strategies. Some symbiotic microorganisms manipulate host reproduction to enhance their own transmission, a phenomenon well studied in insects but less understood in crustaceans. Among these microorganisms, manipulates host reproductive systems, such as parthenogenesis, cytoplasmic incompatibility, and male killing in arthropods. However, its role in ostracods, small bivalve-shelled crustaceans, remains unclear. Some ostracod species reproduce via parthenogenesis, and high infection rates in these lineages suggest a potential link between the symbiont and asexual reproduction. To investigate this relationship, we examined localization in the parthenogenetic ostracod from Japan. Using tissue clearing and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we visualized within the ovaries. FISH observations revealed a widespread infection across the germarium, nurse cells, and oocytes. In early-stage oocytes, bacteria were evenly dispersed throughout the cytoplasm, whereas in more-developed oocytes, they clustered around the nucleus. Additionally, was also detected in the hepatopancreas, indicating infection of both the reproductive and digestive systems. The presence of in host reproductive structures, particularly the germarium, nurse cells, and developing oocytes, suggests its role in reproductive manipulation. To our knowledge, this study provides the first detailed localization of in ostracods, reinforcing its potential influence on reproduction. Future research using antibiotics and genomic analysis will be crucial to confirm 's role in parthenogenesis induction.
title Intracellular Localization of the Bacterial Endosymbiont in the Ostracod .
topic Animals
Symbiosis
Crustacea
Female
Bacteroidetes
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40908936/