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Member Symposium

Early Career

Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

Early Career Professional Recognition Symposium

Microbiomes of "parasitic" and "non parasitic" facultatively parasitic mites

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 3-4
In-Person
Macrochelid mites are known for their phoretic/facultatively parasitic behavior on fly hosts. A recent investigation into the host-attachment behavior of individual age-controlled mites revealed consistent behavioral differences- some mites attached to a different fly host repeatedly, and others never attached after multiple days of exposure. Multiple factors could contribute to these behavioral differences among individuals, including the presence/absence of endosymbiotic microbes. This study identified and compared the microbiomes of individual Macrochelid mites exhibiting host attachment and non-host attachment behavior.