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<p>Honey bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) contribute to crop production and floral biodiversity via pollination, but their health is increasingly challenged by stressors including pathogens, parasites and agricultural practices. Although the honey&#xa0;bee gut microbiome is relatively simple, its phages are not well studied. Here, we conducted a metagenomic study, providing a comprehensive catalogue of honey bee gut phages from 450 virus-enriched samples from 63 hives, across eight European countries, three seasons and three gut sections. We describe a diverse phageome including many phages that appear to belong to novel taxa, as well as a core set of 97 highly prevalent phages. In addition, we identify potential auxiliary metabolic genes, such as a sulfur metabolism gene carried by phages that are predominantly temperate and likely infect mutualistic honey&#xa0;bee core bacteria. This gene is associated with land use around the sampled hives, indicating complex ecological interactions in the tripartite system of the&#xa0;honey bee, its microbiota and the phages therein.</p>

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The honey bee triad: a comprehensive catalogue of phages in the Apis mellifera gut microbiome

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    2026年5月8日

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  • Nikolas Basler,
  • Lina De Smet,
  • George Bouras,
  • Jill Swinnen,
  • Katarzyna Pranga,
  • Corina P. D. Brussaard,
  • Peter Vandamme,
  • Dirk C. de Graaf,
  • Jelle Matthijnssens

摘要

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) contribute to crop production and floral biodiversity via pollination, but their health is increasingly challenged by stressors including pathogens, parasites and agricultural practices. Although the honey bee gut microbiome is relatively simple, its phages are not well studied. Here, we conducted a metagenomic study, providing a comprehensive catalogue of honey bee gut phages from 450 virus-enriched samples from 63 hives, across eight European countries, three seasons and three gut sections. We describe a diverse phageome including many phages that appear to belong to novel taxa, as well as a core set of 97 highly prevalent phages. In addition, we identify potential auxiliary metabolic genes, such as a sulfur metabolism gene carried by phages that are predominantly temperate and likely infect mutualistic honey bee core bacteria. This gene is associated with land use around the sampled hives, indicating complex ecological interactions in the tripartite system of the honey bee, its microbiota and the phages therein.