Bacterial community in the intestinal canal of honey bees

УДК 638.12:579
DOI 10.33861/2071-8020-2023-5-40-42

Strelbitskaya O. V., Tishchenko A.S., Sedashev A.P., Komlatskiy V.I., Komlatsky G.V., Lysenko A. A.

Summary. Taking into account the significant importance of honey bees, it is important to study the detailed physiological processes of their body, including the patterns of formation of microbial communities inhabiting the insect’s intestines. As is known, bacterial communities are of greatest importance in the intestinal microbiocenosis of bees. The diversity of gut microbiota composition is influenced by topographical and short-term shifts in microbial communities, with specific microorganisms inhabiting specific niches in the host during specific phases of growth and development. In addition, intestinal microorganisms influence the conversion of flower nectar into honey through their fermentation properties. The honeybee microbiome plays a significant role in maintaining the health of honeybees, and its disruption makes the insects susceptible to a number of diseases. Research has focused on the honeybee gut microbiome and its role and function in clinically healthy individuals. The article studied the bacterial pool of the dominant microflora of the intestinal canal of honey bees in the summer. The authors presented the results of the quantitative and species composition of the microbiome. The research results led to the conclusion that the composition of the lactoflora of the intestinal microbiome increased as a result of honey collection. Studies have also shown that in each section of the intestinal canal of bees, the microflora is different in species and quantitative composition, and an inverse correlative relationship is observed between some representatives.

Keywords: honey bee, Apis mellifera, intestinal microbiocenosis, bacterial pool, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, lactoflora, endobacteria, intestinal canal, time-of-flight mass spectrometry, honey collection.

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Author affiliation:

Strelbitskaya Olesya V., Ph. D. in Agriculture, senior lecturer of the department of private animal science and pig breeding of the Kuban State Agrarian University named after I. T. Trubilin; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; phone: 8-918-9406616; e-mail: olesya-wet@mail.ru.

Tishchenko Aleksandr S., Ph. D. in Veterinary Medicine, Head of the Microbiology Laboratory of the Biotechnology Center, docent of the department of microbiology, epizootology and virology of the Kuban State Agrarian University named after I. T. Trubilin; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; phone: 8-928-4692399; e-mail: mephisto83@inbox.ru.

Sedashev Artem P., laboratory assistant of the Microbiology Laboratory of the Biotechnology Center of the Kuban State Agrarian University named after I. T. Trubilin; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; phone: 8-918-0511691; e-mail: sedashevartem@mail.ru.

Komlatsky Vasily I., D. Sc. in Agriculture, professor, head of the department of private zootechnics and pig breeding of the Kuban State Agrarian University named after I. T. Trubilin; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; phone: 8-988-2422789; e-mail: kubanagro@list.ru.

Komlatsky Grigory V., D. Sc. in Agriculture, professor of the department of institutional economics and investment management of the Kuban State Agrarian University named after I. T. Trubilin; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; phone: 8-918-4487364; e-mail: gregwk@mail.ru.

Responsible for correspondence with the editorial board: Lysenko Aleksandr A., D. Sc. in Veterinary Medicine, professor of the department of therapy and pharmacology of the Kuban State Agrarian University named after I. T. Trubilin; 13, Kalinina st., Krasnodar, 350044; phone: 8-961-5075415; e-mail: vet.kubgau@mail.ru.