Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov., isolated from the honey stomach of the honey bee Apis mellifera

• Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Vol. 73; no. 3
• Main Authors: Olofsson, Tobias C., Modesto, Monica, Pascarelli, Stefano, Scarafile, Donatella, Mattarelli, Paola, Vasquez, Alejandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Microbiology Society 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Apis mellifera; Bacterial Typing Techniques; Base Composition; Bees; Bifidobacterium; Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov; Bifidobacterium; Apis mellifera; Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov; honey stomach; new species; Biologi; Biological Sciences; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Fatty Acids - chemistry; honey stomach; Microbiology; Mikrobiologi; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; new species; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Stomach; Apis mellifera; new species; Bifidobacterium mellis sp. nov; honey stomach; Bifidobacterium

A novel Bifidobacterium strain, Bin7N T , was isolated from the honey stomach of the honey bee Apis mellifera . Cells are Gram-positive, non-motile, non-sporulating, facultative anaerobic and fructose 6-phosphate phosphoketolase-positive. Their optimal growth is at 37 °C in anaerobiosis in MRS (De M...