Effect of oral administration of lactic acid bacteria on colony performance and gut microbiota in indoor-reared bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)

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• 作者：Annelies Billiet ; Ivan Meeus ; Margo Cnockaert ; Peter Vandamme…
• 关键词：Bifidobacterium ; Lactobacillus ; probiotics ; Bombus terrestris ; colony development ; gut microbiota
• 刊名：Apidologie
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：48
• 期：1
• 页码：41-50
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• 刊物主题：Entomology; Life Sciences, general;
• 出版者：Springer Paris
• ISSN：1297-9678
• 卷排序：48

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In this study, we investigated if oral administration of lactic acid bacteria could increase the colony performance of reared bumblebees. We found that a continuous administration of Lactobacillus kunkeei LMG 18925 and Lactobacillus crispatus LMG 9479 could partly compensate the effects of low nutritional pollen, but a permanent colonization in the gut was not detected with Illumina MiSeq 16S rRNA sequencing. Contrary to expectations, a single administration of L. kunkeei LMG 18925 to a high nutritional pollen led to a lower total drone mass. A Bombus-specific strain, Bifidobacterium actinocoloniiforme R-53049, showed potential to colonize the gut permanently after three administrations. Our study represents a first screening for the potential use of probiotic strains in bumblebees. We conclude that both diet and host specificity of bacteria might have an effect on colony performance of indoor-reared bumblebees and play a role in the gut colonization success.