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Influence of elevation in structuring the gut bacterial communities of Apis cerana Fab

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Title Influence of elevation in structuring the gut bacterial communities of Apis cerana Fab
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Creator S Sudhagar, PV Rami Reddy and G Nagalakshmi
 
Subject Indian honey bee, Apis cerana, gut microbes, elevation
 
Description Part of Ph. D. work of Senior Author
Apis cerana F., a native honey bee of India, is an important crop pollinator and also managed for honey
production and other bee products. In present study, 13 population samples were collected from different
agro climatic regions of South India, with varied elevation ranging from 1 to 2268 m Mean Sea Level
(MSL). The research work was carried out at the Division of
Entomology and Nematology, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru during
2014-16 to understand the influence of habitat elevation on the gut colonizing bacterial communities of
A. cerana. By culturing and 16S rDNA sequencing the major bacterial isolates of the gut were identified.
Forty six isolates of culturable bacteria belonging to phyla Proteobacteria and Firmicutes were identified.
Bacillus sp. (Firmicutes) was predominant among higher elevation populations, while Proteobacteria
(Serratia sp., Klebsiella sp. and Enterobacter sp.) was dominant bacterial phylotype in plain and coastal
populations. From the results it was evident that variability existed in gut microbial communities among
populations inhabiting different elevations. They give an insight into the gut associated microbiota niche
in relation to elevation gradient, leading to honey bee health and their ecological adaptations, which
contributes to conservation strategy.
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Date 2019-03-19T08:32:27Z
2019-03-19T08:32:27Z
2017-04-04
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/17490
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Entomology Journals