Lagria villosa is a Tenebrionidae beetle of tropical and subtropical African origin which is invasive in South America. The larva as well as the adult feed off a large variety of crops, among them sorghum, ananas, bananas, coffee, potatoes, corn and peach. It also transmits several bacterial pathogens of the genera Fusarium and Pseudomonas, and is considered a significant crop pest.

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

9 records

Symbiont records associated with Lagria villosa

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

process a cryptic gene cluster that codes for the biosynthesis of a novel antifungal polyketide with a glutarimide pharmacophore, which led to the di…

Antimicrobials
Bacteria

the symbionts inhibit the growth of antagonistic fungi on the eggs of the insect host, indicating that the Lagria-associated Burkholderia have evolve…

Antimicrobials
Bacteria

Bacteria produce icosalide, an unusual two-tailed lipocyclopeptide antibiotic,which is active against entomopathogenic bacteria, thus adding to the c…

Antimicrobials
Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

removal of the community significantly impairs the survival probability of young larvae when exposed to different pathogenic Fungi

Antimicrobials
Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

provisioning of essential amino acids and/or vitamins

Nutrient provision
Bacteria

Egg antifungal protection

Antimicrobials
Bacteria

Antibiotic production

Antimicrobials
Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

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Bacteria

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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Lagria villosa

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Lagria villosa

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

5 records

Research articles related to Lagria villosa

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Janke, RS; Kaftan, F; Niehs, SP ... Kaltenpoth, M; Flórez, LV
ISME JOURNAL
2022
10.1038/s41396-022-01311-x
Wierz, JC; Gaube, P; Klebsch, D; Kaltenpoth, M; Flórez, LV
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2021
10.3389/fmicb.2021.715601
Niehs, SP; Kumpfmüller, J; Dose, B ... Kaltenpoth, M; Hertweck, C
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
2020
10.1002/anie.202005711
Dose, B; Niehs, SP; Scherlach, K ... Kaltenpoth, M; Hertweck, C
ACS CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
2018
10.1021/acschembio.8b00600
Flórez, LV; Scherlach, K; Gaube, P ... Hertweck, C; Kaltenpoth, M
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2017
10.1038/ncomms15172