DKIMDB: The gut microbial database of the larvae of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura

Gut microbes are closely related to the metabolism and growth and development of insects, which are crucial for pest control research. In this study, the pre-processed data based on the gut microbial data obtained from the previous experiments for different instars and parts of the larvae of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura were stored into MySQL database. We also completed the construction and visualization of the Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae gut microbial database (DKIMDB, http://8.136.132.83:5000/) by using Python’s lightweight Flask framework, Ajax asynchronous requests and Echarts, and mapped the national diversity distribution of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae. DKIMDB also realizes the functions of viewing and visualizing the information of gut microbial composition of different instars of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae, visualizing the information of gut microbial composition of different parts of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae and downloading the pictures and gut microbial data of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae. The construction of this database provides an important data base for the study of gut microorganisms of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae, records the number of gut microorganisms of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae at different instars, reveals the dynamic changes of gut microorganisms of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae at different instars and in different parts of the larvae, lays the foundation for the study of the physiological functions of gut microorganisms on Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae, has an important role for forestry pest and disease control, and finally provides new ideas for the control of Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura larvae.