ArticleInsects2020
Microbial Diversity Associated with the Pollen Stores of Captive-Bred Bumble Bee Colonies.
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- Exosymbiotic microbes within fermented pollen provisions are as important for the development of solitary bees as the pollen itself.Ecology and evolution · 2022Article
- The effects of urban land use gradients on wild bee microbiomes.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
- The gut microbiota of bumblebees.Insectes sociaux · 2021Article
- Microbiota dysbiosis in honeybee (Royal Society open science · 2021Article
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Abstract
The pollen stores of bumble bees host diverse microbiota that influence overall colony fitness. Yet, the taxonomic identity of these symbiotic microbes is relatively unknown. In this descriptive study, we characterized the microbial community of pollen provisions within captive-bred bumble bee hives obtained from two commercial suppliers located in North America. Findings from 16S rRNA and ITS gene-based analyses revealed that pollen provisions from the captive-bred hives shared several microbial taxa that have been previously detected among wild populations. While diverse microbes across phyla Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, and Ascomycota were detected in all commercial hives, significant differences were detected at finer-scale taxonomic resolution based on the supplier source. The causative agent of chalkbrood disease in honey bees,
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