16S rRNA amplicons sequencing of endosymbiont in blood-sucking midges, Culicoides circumscriptus and Leptoconops nipponensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

This study investigated the microbiota of two genera of biting midges, Culicoides circumscriptus and Leptoconops nipponensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), causing itch and inflammation to humans in the regional area. We compared the microbiota between Cc female adults, adults just after emergence, and larvae. Additionally, we show a comparison of data with adult Ln.