Gastrointestinal microbiota shows a fundamental role in prevention of diseases, increase resistance and stimulate immune system development also in Apis mellifera (honeybee). The social insect honeybee is the most important pollinator globally, and the health of colonies has been a major concern following colony losses in the last decade. A few years ago was identified a bee population, which was isolated from several decades by other populations of Apis mellifera, in an area far from any human activities (Roti Abbey area, Matelica, Marche Region),without pollutants, and away from “genetic contamination” by other populations of honeybees. Our study was directed to characterize the “core” gut microbiome of this particular bee population by quantitative PCR along with deep sequencing of amplicons of the V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene to characterize both the size and the composition of the microbiome of bees workers. Preliminary results demonstrate a significant difference in Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillaceae composition of some stages of worker bees belonging to Roti’s bees population. These results open the possibility of isolating and expanding bacterial strains present in this honeybee population, and using these bacterial strains as “probiotics” for common honey bees.
"Preliminary evidences of gut microbiota composition of a particular population of honey bee from Marche region"
T. Gardi;
2019
Abstract
Gastrointestinal microbiota shows a fundamental role in prevention of diseases, increase resistance and stimulate immune system development also in Apis mellifera (honeybee). The social insect honeybee is the most important pollinator globally, and the health of colonies has been a major concern following colony losses in the last decade. A few years ago was identified a bee population, which was isolated from several decades by other populations of Apis mellifera, in an area far from any human activities (Roti Abbey area, Matelica, Marche Region),without pollutants, and away from “genetic contamination” by other populations of honeybees. Our study was directed to characterize the “core” gut microbiome of this particular bee population by quantitative PCR along with deep sequencing of amplicons of the V4 region of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene to characterize both the size and the composition of the microbiome of bees workers. Preliminary results demonstrate a significant difference in Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillaceae composition of some stages of worker bees belonging to Roti’s bees population. These results open the possibility of isolating and expanding bacterial strains present in this honeybee population, and using these bacterial strains as “probiotics” for common honey bees.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
