Gut microbiota is a potential factor in shaping phenotypic variation in larvae and adults of female bumble bees

Host symbionts are often considered an essential part of the host phenotype, influencing host growth and development. Bumble bee is an ideal model for investigating the relationship between microbiota and phenotypes. Variations in life history across bumble bees may influence the community compositi...

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Published in:Frontiers in microbiology 2023-03, Vol.14, p.1117077-1117077
Main Authors: Guo, Baodi, Tang, Jiao, Ding, Guiling, Mashilingi, Shibonage K, Huang, Jiaxing, An, Jiandong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bombus terrestris
development
Microbiology
queen
sociality
worker
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Summary:Host symbionts are often considered an essential part of the host phenotype, influencing host growth and development. Bumble bee is an ideal model for investigating the relationship between microbiota and phenotypes. Variations in life history across bumble bees may influence the community composition of gut microbiota, which in turn influences phenotypes. In this study, we explored gut microbiota from four development stages (early-instar larvae, 1st instar; mid-instar larvae, 5th instar; late-instar larvae, 9th instar; and adults) of workers and queens in the bumble bee using the full-length 16S rRNA sequencing technology. The results showed that morphological indices (weight and head capsule) were significantly different between workers and queens from 5th instar larvae (
ISSN:1664-302X
1664-302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1117077