Tenebrio molitor is a species of darkling beetle. Like all holometabolic insects, they go through four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Larvae typically measure about 2.5 cm or more, whereas adults are generally between 1.25 and 1.8 cm in length.

Host Genome

Scaffold
Genome ID Level BUSCO Assessment
GCA_014282415.2 Scaffold
C:90.3%[S:86.1%,D:4.2%],F:4.8%,M:4.9%,n:1367

Related Symbionts

33 records

Symbiont records associated with Tenebrio molitor

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

The gut microbiome (Amplicon data) of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae) is capable of degrading both natural and synthetic plastic polymers (polyst…

plastic degration
Cronobacter

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Cronobacter may be indirectly involved in the digestion of polyethylene (PE), supporting the plastic biodegradation capability of Tenebrio molitor la…

plastic degration
Enterococcus

Bacillota

Bacteria

Enterococcus is associated with the biodegradation of polyethylene (PE), supporting the plastic biodegradation capability of Tenebrio molitor larvae.

plastic degration
Lactococcus

Bacillota

Bacteria

Lactococcus is associated with the biodegradation of polyethylene (PE), supporting the plastic biodegradation capability of Tenebrio molitor larvae.

plastic degration
Spiroplasma

Mycoplasmatota

Bacteria

Spiroplasma is associated with the biodegradation of polyethylene (PE), supporting the plastic biodegradation capability of Tenebrio molitor larvae.

plastic degration
Bacteria

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is isolated from the gut of Tenebrio molitor and is correlated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) degradation.

plastic degration
Bacteria

Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibits plastic-degrading properties against bioplastics such as PBSA, PBS, and PCL.

plastic degration
Serratia marcescens

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Serratia marcescens exhibits plastic-degrading properties against bioplastics such as PBSA, PBS, and PCL.

plastic degration
Klebsiella oxytoca

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Klebsiella oxytoca exhibits plastic-degrading properties against bioplastics such as PBSA, PBS, and PCL.

plastic degration
Klebsiella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Klebsiella is a gut bacterium with the ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere in Tenebrio molitor.

nitrogen fixation
Bacteria

Klebsiella pneumoniae ZM1 is involved in degrading plastics in Tenebrio molitor.

plastic degration
Bacteria

Exiguobacterium sp. YT2 is involved in degrading plastics in Tenebrio molitor.

plastic degration
Aeromonas sp. TM1

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Aeromonas sp. TM1 is involved in degrading plastics in Tenebrio molitor.

plastic degration
Rhodococcus ruber

Actinomycetota

Bacteria

Rhodococcus ruber is involved in degrading plastics in Tenebrio molitor.

plastic degration
Citrobacter

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Citrobacter is involved in degrading plastics in Tenebrio molitor.

plastic degration
Kosakonia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Kosakonia is involved in degrading plastics in Tenebrio molitor.

plastic degration
Pseudomonas

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Pseudomonas degrades additive-free polypropylene (PP) plastics.

plastic degration
Bacteria

Hafnia-Obesumbacterium sp. is associated with PET degradation.

plastic degration
Bacteria

Achromobacter xylosoxidans M9 degrades polyethylene (PE).

plastic degration
Bacteria

Cellulosimicrobium sp. WJ2025 degrades Polystyrene (PS).

plastic degration
Bacteria

Enterobacter hormaechei LG3 degrades polyethylene (PE).

plastic degration
Bacteria

Pseudomonas aeruginosa M2 degrades polyethylene (PE).

plastic degration
Bacteria

Pseudomonas aeruginosa M8 degrades polyethylene (PE).

plastic degration
Dysgonomonas sp.

Bacteroidota

Bacteria

Dysgonomonas sp. is associated with PET degradation.

plastic degration
Bacteria

Acinetobacter sp. BIT-H3 degrades Polystyrene (PS).

plastic degration
Bacteria

Mixta tenebrionis BIT-26 degrades polystyrene (PS).

plastic degration
Bacteria

Pseudomonas stutzeri M3 degrades polyethylene (PE).

plastic degration
Spiroplasma sp.

Mycoplasmatota

Bacteria

Spiroplasma sp. is associated with PET degradation.

plastic degration
Bacteria

Pseudomonas putida H-01 degrades Polystyrene (PS).

plastic degration
Bacteria

Klebsiella sp. WJ2020 degrades Polystyrene (PS).

plastic degration
Citrobacter sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Citrobacter sp. degrades polystyrene (PS).

plastic degration
Pseudomonas M7

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Pseudomonas M7 degrades polyethylene (PE).

plastic degration
Kosakonia sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Kosakonia sp. degrades polystyrene (PS).

plastic degration
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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Tenebrio molitor

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

32 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Tenebrio molitor

Run Classification Platform Location Environment
SRR20075025

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075026

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075027

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075028

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075029

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075030

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075031

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075032

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075033

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075034

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075035

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR20075036

AMPLICON

16S
-
uncalculated

not collected

-
SRR21053556

AMPLICON

16S and ITS
-
Kenya

1.13 S 36.53 E

ENVO:02000022

ENVO:00002003

SRR13441149

AMPLICON

16S
-
Canada

49.81 N 97.13 W

ENVO:01000219

laboratory insect colonies

SRR5753140

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753129

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753139

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753138

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753132

AMPLICON

16S
-
Belgium
-
SRR5753133

AMPLICON

16S
-
Belgium
-
SRR5753117

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753118

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753137

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753136

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753115

AMPLICON

16S
-
Belgium
-
SRR5753116

AMPLICON

16S
-
Belgium
-
SRR5753130

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753131

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753135

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753134

AMPLICON

16S
-
Netherlands
-
SRR5753109

AMPLICON

16S
-
Belgium
-
SRR5753110

AMPLICON

16S
-
Belgium
-

Related Articles

5 records

Research articles related to Tenebrio molitor

Core Microbiome Composition

Core microbiome composition is derived from available metagenomic and amplicon sequencing data, calculated based on the relative abundance and coverage of symbionts across different samples. The representativeness of this analysis may vary depending on the number of available samples and should be considered as a reference guide. See calculation details in Help documentation

Interactive Taxonomy Visualization