Potential role of the gut microbiota of bumblebee Bombus pyrosoma in adaptation to high-altitude habitats

The gut microbiota affects the health and overall fitness of bumblebees. It can enhance the host's ecological range by leveraging their metabolic capacities. However, the diversity of the gut microbiota and adaptive functional evolution in high-altitude regions remain unclear. To explore how th...

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Main Authors: Zhengyi Zhang, Yulong Guo, Mingsheng Zhuang, Fugang Liu, Zhongyan Xia, Zhihao Zhang, Fan Yang, Huayan Zeng, Yueguo Wu, Jiaxing Huang, Jilian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1218560/full