Bartonella apis sp. nov., a honey bee gut symbiont of the class Alphaproteobacteria

Kešnerová, Lucie; Moritz, Roxane; Engel, Philipp

doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.000736

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“…The levels of non-core gut microbiota were higher than reported previously. A large proportion of non-core sequences (10 % of total sequences in experiment) shared ≥97 % sequence identity with Bartonella apis (Kesnerova et al 2015). B. apis was especially prevalent in two individuals collected from one control (77 % of total sequences for that individual) and one Pristine®-treated colony (74 % of total sequences for that individual; Online Resources 1 and 2).…”

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Honey bee gut microbial communities are robust to the fungicide Pristine® consumed in pollen

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-Honey bees that consume pollen with sublethal levels of the fungicide Pristine® can have reduced pollen digestion, lower ATP synthesis, and in many ways resemble malnourished bees. Reduced nutrient acquisition in bees exposed to Pristine® might be due to the effects of this fungicide on the composition of gut microbial communities. Two experiments were conducted in two separate years to test for the effects of Pristine® on the composition and diversity of bacteria in nurse bee midguts. In the low-dose experiment, bees fed the fungicide had a reduced relative abundance of Gilliamella sp. and the number of bacterial taxa within each individual bee was lower. In the high-dose experiment, the fungicide treatment led to increased relative abundance of Lactobacillus sp. Firm 4 and Firm 5 relative to the control. Presence of the fungicide did not impact the distribution of bacteria among individuals on either the low-or high-dose experiments. Considerable differences in gut microbial communities existed between the two experiments perhaps due to environmental and dietary factors. The effects of Pristine® on the gut microbiota were inconsistent between experiments indicating that exposure rate and environmental conditions can influence the effects of this fungicide on gut microbial communities.respiration / nutrition / boscalid / pyraclostrobin / microbiome

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Honey bee gut microbial communities are robust to the fungicide Pristine® consumed in pollen

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“…The three OTUs belong to three major taxonomic orders typically associated with honeybee and bumblebee gut microbiotas [36,37]. In particular, OTU_9 matches the recently described Bartonella apis species isolated from the honeybee gut [38]. While this Alphaproteobacteria OTU occurs in honeybees, the presence has rarely been reported in bumblebees [36,39,40].…”

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Immune response and gut microbial community structure in bumblebees after microbiota transplants

Näpflin¹,

Schmid‐Hempel²

2016

Proc. R. Soc. B.

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“…Another common non-core bee gut species is, Bartonella apis , a member of a group containing animal pathogens [20 • ]; B. apis is widespread in honey bee workers, but impacts on hosts are unknown. In a study of associations of microbes with colony collapse symptoms, B. apis was relatively abundant in healthy bees relative to bees from collapsing colonies [21], suggesting the possibility of a positive effect on disease resistance.…”

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The role of the gut microbiome in health and disease of adult honey bee workers

Raymann

Moran

2018

Current Opinion in Insect Science

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The role of the gut microbiome in animal health has become increasingly evident. Unlike most other insects, honey bees possess a highly conserved and specialized core gut microbiome, which consists of nine bacterial species and is acquired mostly through social transmission. Five of these species are ubiquitous in honey bees and are also present in bumble bees. Recent studies have shown that the bee gut microbiome plays a role in metabolism, immune function, growth and development, and protection against pathogens. Disruption of the gut microbiome has also been shown to have detrimental effects on bee health. Overall, evidence suggests that the gut microbiome plays an important role in bee health and disease.

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Bartonella apis sp. nov., a honey bee gut symbiont of the class Alphaproteobacteria

Cited by 102 publications

References 34 publications

Honey bee gut microbial communities are robust to the fungicide Pristine® consumed in pollen

Honey bee gut microbial communities are robust to the fungicide Pristine® consumed in pollen

Immune response and gut microbial community structure in bumblebees after microbiota transplants

The role of the gut microbiome in health and disease of adult honey bee workers

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