In-hive variation of the gut microbial composition of honey bee larvae and pupae from the same oviposition time

Knowledge of microbiota composition, persistence, and transmission as well as the overall function of the bacterial community is important and may be linked to honey bee health. This study aimed to investigate the inter-individual variation in the gut microbiota in honey bee larvae and pupae. Indivi...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC microbiology 2019-05, Vol.19 (1), p.110-8, Article 110
Hauptverfasser: Hroncova, Zuzana, Killer, Jiri, Hakl, Josef, Titera, Dalibor, Havlik, Jaroslav
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Zusammenfassung:Knowledge of microbiota composition, persistence, and transmission as well as the overall function of the bacterial community is important and may be linked to honey bee health. This study aimed to investigate the inter-individual variation in the gut microbiota in honey bee larvae and pupae. Individual larvae differed in the composition of major bacterial groups. In the majority of 5th instar bees, Firmicutes showed predominance (70%); however, after larval defecation and during pupation, the abundance decreased to 40%, in favour of Gammaproteobacteria. The 5th instar larvae hosted significantly more (P 
ISSN:1471-2180
1471-2180
DOI:10.1186/s12866-019-1490-y