Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states.
As pollinators and producers of numerous human-consumed products, honey bees have great ecological, economic and health importance. The composition of their bacteriota, for which the available knowledge is limited, is essential for their body's functioning. Based on our survey, we performed a m...
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| author | Márton Papp László Békési Róbert Farkas László Makrai Maura Fiona Judge Gergely Maróti Dóra Tőzsér Norbert Solymosi |
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| description | As pollinators and producers of numerous human-consumed products, honey bees have great ecological, economic and health importance. The composition of their bacteriota, for which the available knowledge is limited, is essential for their body's functioning. Based on our survey, we performed a metagenomic analysis of samples collected by repeated sampling. We used geolocations that represent the climatic types of the study area over two nutritionally extreme periods (March and May) of the collection season. Regarding bacteriome composition, a significant difference was found between the samples from March and May. The samples' bacteriome from March showed a significant composition difference between cooler and warmer regions. However, there were no significant bacteriome composition differences among the climatic classes of samples taken in May. Based on our results, one may conclude that the composition of healthy core bacteriomes in honey bees varies depending on the climatic and seasonal conditions. This is likely due to climatic factors and vegetation states determining the availability and nutrient content of flowering plants. The results of our study prove that in order to gain a thorough understanding of a microbiome's natural diversity, we need to obtain the necessary information from extreme ranges within the host's healthy state. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a18fccbb63434220b600f1b10a3dd0ef2023-11-02T11:49:51ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01179e027384410.1371/journal.pone.0273844Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states.Márton PappLászló BékésiRóbert FarkasLászló MakraiMaura Fiona JudgeGergely MarótiDóra TőzsérNorbert SolymosiAs pollinators and producers of numerous human-consumed products, honey bees have great ecological, economic and health importance. The composition of their bacteriota, for which the available knowledge is limited, is essential for their body's functioning. Based on our survey, we performed a metagenomic analysis of samples collected by repeated sampling. We used geolocations that represent the climatic types of the study area over two nutritionally extreme periods (March and May) of the collection season. Regarding bacteriome composition, a significant difference was found between the samples from March and May. The samples' bacteriome from March showed a significant composition difference between cooler and warmer regions. However, there were no significant bacteriome composition differences among the climatic classes of samples taken in May. Based on our results, one may conclude that the composition of healthy core bacteriomes in honey bees varies depending on the climatic and seasonal conditions. This is likely due to climatic factors and vegetation states determining the availability and nutrient content of flowering plants. The results of our study prove that in order to gain a thorough understanding of a microbiome's natural diversity, we need to obtain the necessary information from extreme ranges within the host's healthy state.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0273844&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Márton Papp László Békési Róbert Farkas László Makrai Maura Fiona Judge Gergely Maróti Dóra Tőzsér Norbert Solymosi Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states. PLoS ONE |
| title | Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states. |
| title_full | Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states. |
| title_fullStr | Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states. |
| title_short | Natural diversity of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states. |
| title_sort | natural diversity of the honey bee apis mellifera gut bacteriome in various climatic and seasonal states |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0273844&type=printable |
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