Chengfeng Yang, Jiawei Hu, Qinzhi Su, Zijing Zhang, Yating Du, Jieni Wang, Huihui Sun, Benfeng Han, Junbo Tang, Lizhen Guo, Hu Li, Wanzhi Cai, Hao Zheng, Xin Zhou, Xue Zhang
Honeybees and bumblebees play a crucial role as essential pollinators. The special gut microbiome of social bees is a key factor in determining the overall fitness and health of the host. Although bees harbor relatively simple microbial communities at the genus level, recent studies have unveiled significant genetic divergence and variations in gene content within each bacterial genus. However, a comprehensive and refined genomics-based taxonomic database specific to social bee gut microbiomes remains lacking...
April 9, 2024: Insect Science