{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["005:18"], "contactPoint": {"fn": "Mason, Charles J", "hasEmail": "mailto:charles.mason@usda.gov"}, "description": "<p dir=\"ltr\">Mediterranean fruit fly males reared for sterile insect technique (SIT) have been shown to have differences in their microbiomes relative to other population sources, which has been postulated to be a factor in the how well flies compete with wild conspecifics. To identify baseline performance metrics on the effects of irradiation on the gut microbiome of mass-reared flies in Hawai\u2019i, a study was performed to assess performance metrics and microbiome (bacterial 16S-rRNA) variation across multiple timepoints. Mediterranean fruit fly pupae were selected from mass-reared trays intended for release, and paired samples were either irradiated or remained as controls and transported to the laboratory for evaluation.</p>", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/47184745", "format": "zip", "mediaType": "application/zip", "title": "ASV_Process.zip"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/47184757", "format": "zip", "mediaType": "application/zip", "title": "Activity.zip"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/47184760", "format": "zip", "mediaType": "application/zip", "title": "Metrics and Survival.zip"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/47216947", "format": "descriptions", "mediaType": "text/plain", "title": "file.descriptions"}], "identifier": "10.15482/USDA.ADC/26082190.v2", "keyword": ["16S-rRNA", "Tephritidae", "bacteria", "digestive", "gut", "microbiome", "sterile insect technique"], "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "modified": "2025-05-02", "programCode": ["005:040"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "Agricultural Research Service"}, "temporal": "2023-03-23/2023-09-30", "title": "Data from: Evaluating impacts of radiation-induced sterilization on the performance and gut microbiome of mass-reared Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) in Hawai\u2019i"}