Basic Structures of Gut Bacterial Communities in Eusocial Insects.

ABSTRACT: Gut bacterial communities assist host animals with numerous functions such as food digestion, nutritional provision, or immunity. Some social mammals and insects are unique in that their gut microbial communities are stable among individuals. In this review, we focus on the gut bacterial communities of eusocial insects, including bees, ants, and termites, to provide an overview of their community structures and to gain insights into any general aspects of their structural basis. Pseudomonadota and Bacillota are prevalent bacterial phyla commonly detected in those three insect groups, but their compositions are distinct at lower taxonomic levels. Eusocial insects harbor unique gut bacterial communities that are shared within host species, while their stability varies depending

SUBMITTER: Suenami S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231122 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature