Journal of Integrative Agriculture ›› 2020, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 204-210.DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(19)62637-7

所属专题: 昆虫合辑Plant Protection—Entomolgy 昆虫生防和生态合辑Insect Biocontrol and Ecology

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  • 收稿日期:2018-11-12 出版日期:2020-01-01 发布日期:2019-12-23

Effects of Paranosema locustae (Microsporidia) on the development and morphological phase transformation of Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) through modulation of the neurotransmitter taurine

LI Ao-mei, YIN Yue, ZHANG Yu-xin, ZHANG Liu, ZHANG Kai-qi, SHEN Jie, TAN Shu-qian, SHI Wang-peng   

  1. Department of Entomology and MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R.China
  • Received:2018-11-12 Online:2020-01-01 Published:2019-12-23
  • Contact: Correspondence SHI Wang-peng, E-mail: wpshi@cau.edu.cn
  • About author: LI Ao-mei, E-mail: liaomei1995@sina.com;
  • Supported by:
    This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772221), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFD0201200) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project (2017M611056).

Abstract:

Neurotransmitters are important in the maintenance of phase transformation of Locusta migratoria (Arthropoda: Orthoptera).  Here, the effects of the entomopathogen Paranosema locustae on the neurotransmitter taurine in migratory locusts were studied using biochemical methods.  After inoculation with P. locustae, the taurine content of infected locusts significantly declined, but F/C values (ratio between the length of hind femur and the width of the head of locust) increased significantly, compared to healthy locusts.  Meanwhile, F/C values of infected locusts that were injected with 2 µg of taurine showed no significant differences from those of healthy locusts, demonstrating that supplemental taurine inhibited the changes in morphological phase caused by P. locustaeParanosema locustae infection also caused longer developmental durations and lower body weights of locusts, but these changes were unaffected after injection with taurine.  These results provided new insights into the mechanisms by which microsporidian parasites affected their locust hosts.

Key words: Locusta migratoria ,  Paranosema locustae ,  neurotransmitter ,  taurine ,  morphological characteristics