ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2026
A metagenomic survey reveals widespread antibiotic resistance genes in honey bee (
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Antibiotic use has contributed to antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) accumulating in many environments, including host-associated microbiomes. Managed honey bee gut bacteria may accumulate ARGs, as honey bees are sometimes treated with antibiotics and often live in agricultural landscapes contaminated with antibiotics. We describe the occurrence and distribution of ARGs in honey bee bacterial gut symbionts from 13 apiaries in a transect across the USA from Washington to Virginia. Using metagenomic sequencing, we detected 55 unique ARGs conferring resistance to 14 classes of antibiotics. Of these, 11 ARGs encoded multidrug resistance. ARGs varied among sites, and ARG composition in hives shifted across the transect. Among honey bee gut bacterial genera, ARG occurrence varied, with
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