Shifts in the Midgut/Pyloric Microbiota Composition within a Honey Bee Apiary throughout a Season.

ABSTRACT: Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are prominent crop pollinators and are, thus, important for effective food production. The honey bee gut microbiota is mainly host specific, with only a few species being shared with other insects. It currently remains unclear how environmental/dietary conditions affect the microbiota within a honey bee population over time. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to characterize the composition of the midgut/pyloric microbiota of a honey bee apiary throughout a season. The rationale for investigating the midgut/pyloric microbiota is its dynamic nature. Monthly sampling of a demographic homogenous population of bees was performed between May and October, with concordant recording of the honey bee diet. Mixed Sanger-and Illumina 16S rRNA gene sequencing in co

SUBMITTER: Ludvigsen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4567562 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature