Microbial Succession on Honey Bee Body Surfaces Reflects Behavioral Maturation.

Wenbo Wang, Chonghui Zhao, Yane Zhou, Chunling Yi, Mengfan Zhou, Yi Zhang, Shaokang Huang, Wenfeng Li

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Wenbo WangCollege of Bee Science and Biomedicine, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.ORCID 0009-0008-2604-4921

Chonghui ZhaoGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China.

Yane ZhouGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China.

Chunling YiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China.

Mengfan ZhouGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China.

Yi ZhangSchool of Chinese Medicinal Resource, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Yunfu 527527, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3078-2926

Shaokang HuangCollege of Bee Science and Biomedicine, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1249-2490

Wenfeng LiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8819-6009

Funding

Wenfeng Li GDAS' Project of Science and Technology Development (Grant numbers 2022GDASZH-2022010102）Wenfeng Li National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant number 32000347）Wenfeng Li Seed Industry Revitalization Action of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Guangdong Province (Grant number 2024-XPY-00-014)

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Abstract

Behavioral maturation is essential for the proper functioning of honey bee societies and is regulated by multiple factors such as juvenile hormone (JH) and nutritional deficiency. Although recent studies have shown that surface-associated microbiota in insects can modulate host behavior, the relationship between body surface microbiota and behavioral maturation in honey bees remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to determine whether the surface microbial communities of honey bees shift with behavioral maturation. By using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, we analyzed the surface microbiota of worker bees at different behavioral stages (newly emerged bees, nurses, and foragers) in both Eastern honey bee

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Apis ceranaApis melliferabehavioral maturationbody surface microbiota

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PMID41753799

DOI10.3390/microorganisms14020513

PMCPMC12943567

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