ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2025
Bumble bee gut microbial community structure differs between species and commercial suppliers, but metabolic potential remains largely consistent.
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- Variation in microbial and plant associations across wild bee families, functional groups, and urban environments.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Biogeographic and Habitat-Associated Variation in the Gut Microbiota of the Stingless BeeInsects · 2026Article
- Reference genome assemblies for the North American bumble bees Bombus flavifrons and Bombus fervidus, two phenotypically polymorphic species from distinct phylogenetic lineages.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Article
- Divergent microbiome signatures between managed and wild honey bee (Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Microbial Evolution in Allodapine Bees: Perspectives From Trophallactic, Socially Plastic Pollinators.Evolutionary applications · 2025Review
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Abstract
Bumble bees are key pollinators for natural and agricultural plant communities. Their health and performance are supported by a core gut microbiota composed of a few bacterial taxa. However, the taxonomic composition and community structure of bumble bee gut microbiotas can vary with bee species, environment, and origin (i.e., whether colonies come from the wild or a commercial rearing facility), and it is unclear whether metabolic capabilities therefore vary as well. Here we used metagenomic sequencing to examine gut microbiota community composition, structure, and metabolic potential across bumble bees from two different commercial
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