Storage mites consume stored products in interaction with environmental microorganisms, resulting in the destruction of infested food and providing specific odours. Here we simulated the effect of mite grazing on oat flakes. Spent growth medium (SPGM) was obtained from seven mite cultures and mixed with oat flakes as the source of faeces and microbes. SPGM-treated diets were offered to 4 mite cultures. The microbiomes were analysed using sequencing of V4_16S_DNA. Mite growth tests, food preferences, and microbiome changes were observed in correlation with SPGM type and mite cultures. The microbiome consisted of 41 OTUs belonging to mite-associated bacteria and faeces bacteria. The composition of the microbiome depends more on the source of SPGM than on mite culture. The SPGM diet accelerated mite population growth and influenced mite food choice, although the effect was dependent on both types of SPGM and mite culture. Kocuria, Brevibacterium, Virgibacillus, and Staphylococcus profiles in SPGM added into diets showed positive correlations to mite population growth. The Kocuria profile in the bodies of mites was positively correlated with mite population growth. The results showed that mites are influenced by SPGM-treated diets, and mite feeding influences the environmental microbiome. The most beneficial was the mite interaction with Kocuria.

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Department of Animal Morphology Faculty of Biology Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan Poznan Poland

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