Gut microbiome diversity and biogeography for Chinese bumblebee Bombus pyrosoma.

ABSTRACT: Gut microbiota of the bumblebee is critical as it modulates the health and fitness of the host. However, the mechanisms underlying the formation and maintenance of the diversity of bumblebee gut bacteria over a long period of evolution have yet to be elucidated. In particular, the gut bacterial diversity and community assembly processes of Bombus pyrosoma across the Chinese border remain unclear. In this study, we systematically carried out unprecedented sampling of 513 workers of the species Bombus pyrosoma across the Chinese landscape and used full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing to examine their gut microbiota diversity and biogeography. The gut microbiota composition and community structure of Bombus pyrosoma from different geographical locations were diverse. On t

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11264632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature