Dmel microbiome is dominated by Acetic acid bacteria (AABs), mainly genus Acetobacter (Alphaproteobacteria), Lactic acid bacteria (LABs), mainly the genus Lactobacillus (Firmicutes) (20). And also a strong representation of other taxa, including Gammaproteobacteria (e.g., Stenotrophomonas spp.) and lactobacilli (e.g., Enterococcus spp.) (22, 23). Acetobacter fabarum, Acetobacter pomorum, Acetobacter tropicalis, Lactobacillus brevis, and Lactobacillus plantarum.
Axenic males produce only 66% of eggs when mated with CV females compared to CV males crossed with CV females. Also, axenic males mated with axenic females produce only 62% compared to CV couples. Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75156-9#:~:text=We%20further%20observed%20that%20the,switch%20of%20the%20female's%20transcriptome.
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