Temporal Changes in Gut Microbiota Composition and Pollen Diet Associated with Colony Weakness of a Stingless Bee

• Published in: Microbial ecology Vol. 85; no. 4; pp. 1514 - 1526
• Main Authors: Haag, Karen Luisa, Caesar, Lílian, da Silveira Regueira-Neto, Marcos, de Sousa, Dayana Rosalina, Montenegro Marcelino, Victor, de Queiroz Balbino, Valdir, Torres Carvalho, Airton
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abundance; Animals; Bacteria; Bacteria - genetics; Bees; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Body weight; Bumblebees; Colonies; Diet; Dietary supplements; Ecology; Endangered species; Eucalyptus; Fungi; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Intestinal flora; Intestinal microflora; Invertebrate Microbiology; Life Sciences; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Nature Conservation; Outbreaks; Pollen; Pollination; Rare species; Relative abundance; Signs and symptoms; Symptoms; Taxa; Temporal variations; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Gut microbiota; Stingless bee; Disease; Bee diet; Melipona

Compared to honeybees and bumblebees, the effect of diet on the gut microbiome of Neotropical corbiculate bees such as Melipona spp. is largely unknown. These bees have been managed for centuries, but recently an annual disease is affecting M. quadrifasciata , an endangered species kept exclusively...