Carpenter Bees ( <i>Xylocopa</i> ) Harbor a Distinctive Gut Microbiome Related to That of Honey Bees and Bumble Bees-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Carpenter Bees ( Xylocopa ) Harbor a Distinctive Gut Microbiome Related to That of Honey Bees and Bumble Bees

Published:2022-07-12 Issue:13 Volume:88 Page:
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Holley Jo-anne C.¹²^ORCID,Jackson Mary N.¹,Pham Anna T.¹,Hatcher Sarah C.¹,Moran Nancy A.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Freshman Research Initiative, College of Natural Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

2. Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Abstract

Gut microbiomes from social bees, such as honey bees and bumble bees, are conserved and consist of host-restricted bacteria that are transmitted among sterile female workers within a colony and that are important to the health of these key insect pollinators. In contrast, solitary bee species typically have more erratic, environmentally acquired microbiomes.

Funder

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.00203-22

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