Metagenomic survey of commercial and wild bee gut microbiotas

We performed shot gun metagenomic sequencing of the gut microbiotas of commercial and wild Bombus impatiens workers, as well as wild B. rufocinctus, B. ternarius, and B. vagans workers, to compare strain composition and metabolic potential between commercial and wild bumble bees, and across wild bumble bee species.

本研究对商业化饲养及野生的明亮熊蜂（Bombus impatiens）工蜂，以及野生红环熊蜂（B. rufocinctus）、三色熊蜂（B. ternarius）与漫游熊蜂（B. vagans）工蜂的肠道微生物组开展了霰弹枪宏基因组测序（shotgun metagenomic sequencing），以对比商业化饲养与野生熊蜂之间，以及不同野生熊蜂物种间的菌株组成与代谢潜能。