Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology
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ZHUO Zhi-hang1, YANG Wei1, QIN Huan1, YANG Chun-ping1, YANG Hua1, XU Dan-ping2
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Abstract: To explore the regulatory mechanisms of parasitism of Sclerodermus sichuanensis on Tenebrio molitor, the methods of natural parasitism and venom injection were adopted to investigate the effects of the venom from S. sichuanensis on the pupa of T. molitor in the parasitic process. Under venom injection, the paralytic degree of the pupa had a positive correlation with the concentration of injected venom, and the number of recovered pupa had a negative correlation with the injected venom concentration. The T. molitor pupa was in slight and reversible paralysis when injected with 0.01 VRE (venom reservoir equivalent) of venom, and in nonreversible and complete paralysis when 0.2 VRE was injected. The pupa died massively and appeared a wide range of melanization when injected with soil bacterial suspension alone, but the melanization delayed and the mortality declined significantly when the mixed liquor of bacterium and venom was injected. The bacteriostasis of the venom on Staphylococcus aureus was significantly stronger than that on Escherichia coli. Within a definite range of temperature, the paralytic activity decreased significantly with increasing temperature, the bacteriostasis on S. aureus increased significantly, while that on E. coli was opposite. This study showed that the venom from S. sichuanensis had the effects of paralysis, bacteriostasis, inhibiting exuviations, and delaying melanization.
ZHUO Zhi-hang1, YANG Wei1, QIN Huan1, YANG Chun-ping1, YANG Hua1, XU Dan-ping2. Effects of venom from Sclerodermus sichuanensis Xiao onpupaof Tenebrio molitor.[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology.
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