Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
E Arasakumar, V Vasanth, S Vijay and G Swathiga

Abstract:
The major role of the microbiome presents in the digestive tract of silkworm involved in digestion and absorption process by producing cellulose, xylan, pectin and starch degrading enzymes. Its function is peaked at based on pH levels of the digestive juice to the respective enzymes. In addition, gut microbiota of silkworm was involved in the different host immune responses to different microbial infections by producing the antimicrobial peptides and immune signaling pathways. Silkworm and their core intestinal microbes established a symbiotic relationship of co-adaptation and co-evolution to maintain survival and reproduction in the evolutionary process.