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SUBMITTER: Krams R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8779478 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Krams Ronalds R Gudra Dita D Popovs Sergejs S Willow Jonathan J Krama Tatjana T Munkevics Maris M Megnis Kaspars K Jõers Priit P Fridmanis Davids D Contreras Garduño Jorge J Krams Indrikis A IA
Insects 20220115 1
Bumblebees are key pollinators in agricultural landscapes. However, little is known about how gut microbial communities respond to anthropogenic changes. We used commercially produced colonies of buff-tailed bumblebees (<i>Bombus terrestris</i>) placed in three habitats. Whole guts (midgut, hindgut, and rectum) of <i>B. terrestris</i> specimens were dissected from the body and analyzed using 16S phylogenetic community analysis. We observed significantly different bacterial community composition ...[more]