Characterization of Gut Bacterial Diversity and its Functional Role of Coconut Rugose Spiraling Whitefly Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin.

The invasive insect pest known as the coconut rugose spiraling whitefly was discovered. Recently in 2018, the research was conducted to examine the variation of gut microbiota in Rugose Spiraling Whiteflies collected from three distinct locations in Karnataka where coconut is produced. Nine culturable bacteria were identified using molecular methods after being found in the gut of three populations of Rugose Spiraling Whiteflies. The nine isolates were found to produce chitinase, siderophores and proteases. The activity of chitinase, siderophore and protease ranged in the gut bacterial isolates of coconut rugose spiraling whitefly 0.023 to 0.44 nmol^-1 min^-1 mL^-1, 8.27 to 35.63 per cent and 19.10 to 84.71 per cent, respectively. They have analysed for the presence of enzymase activity. An analysis of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that the gut of Aleurodicus rugioperculatus has a number of bacterial species. Includes Bacillus cereus, Lederbergia. Sp. Proteus vulgaris, Lysinibacillus fusiformis, Pseudomonas helleri, Pseudomonas fragi, Pseudomonas psychrophila, Hafinia paralvei. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]