Interspecific Host Variation and Biotic Interactions Drive Pathogen Community Assembly in Chinese Bumblebees.

ABSTRACT: Bumblebees have been considered one of the most important pollinators on the planet. However, recent reports of bumblebee decline have raised concern about a significant threat to ecosystem stability. Infectious diseases caused by multiple pathogen infections have been increasingly recognized as an important mechanism behind this decline worldwide. Understanding the determining factors that influence the assembly and composition of pathogen communities among bumblebees can provide important implications for predicting infectious disease dynamics and making effective conservation policies. Here, we study the relative importance of biotic interactions versus interspecific host resistance in shaping the pathogen community composition of bumblebees in China. We first conducted a comprehensive

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10672019 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature