Enterococcus faecium Regulates Honey Bee Developmental Genes.

ABSTRACT: Honey bees provide essential pollination services to the terrestrial ecosystem and produce important agricultural products. As a beneficial lactic acid bacterium, Enterococcus faecium is often supplied as a probiotic for honey bees and other animals. However, the underlying mechanisms of its actions and possible safety risks are not well understood. We present the first complete genome sequence of E. faecium isolated from the honey bee gut using nanopore sequencing, and investigate the effects and mechanisms of interactions between E. faecium and honey bees via transcriptome and miRNA analysis. E. faecium colonization increased honey bee gut weight. Transcriptome analysis showed that developmental genes were up-regulated. In accordance, the target genes of the d

SUBMITTER: Du Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8621553 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature