@article{01HTEVJ2ZA9SMRJQ3NXQ05WAWP,
  abstract     = {{The increase in studies on bee microbiomes is prompted by concerns over global pollinator declines. Bumble bees host core and non -core microbiota which may contribute to increased lifetime fitness. The presence of Fructobacillus in the gut microbiomes of bumble bee workers, or the replacement of core symbionts with Fructobacillus bacteria, has been considered a marker of dysbiosis. A phylogenomic analysis and functional genomic characterization of the genomes of 21 Fructobacillus isolates from bumble bees demonstrated that they represented four species, i.e. Fructobacillus cardui, Fructobacillus fructosus, Fructobacillus tropaeoli, and the novel species Fructobacillus evanidus sp. nov. Our results confirmed and substantiated the presence of two phylogenetically and functionally distinct Fructobacillus species clades that differ in genome size, percentage G + C content, the number of coding DNA sequences and metabolic characteristics. Clade 1 and clade 2 species differed in amino acid and, to a lesser extent, in carbohydrate metabolism, with F. evanidus and F. tropaeoli genomes featuring a higher number of complete metabolic pathways. While Fructobacillus genomes encoded genes that allow adhesion, biofilm formation, antibacterial activity and detoxification, other bacteria isolated from the bumble bee gut appeared better equipped to co -exist with the bumble bee host. The isolation and identification of multiple Fructobacillus species from several bumble bee gut samples in the present study also argued against a specific partnership between Fructobacillus species and their bumble bee hosts.}},
  articleno    = {{126505}},
  author       = {{Botero Cardona, Juliana and Peeters, Charlotte and De Canck, Evelien and Laureys, David and Wieme, Anneleen and Cleenwerck, Ilse and Depoorter, Eliza and Praet, Jessy and Michez, Denis and Smagghe, Guy and Vandamme, Peter}},
  issn         = {{0723-2020}},
  journal      = {{SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY}},
  keywords     = {{Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Microbiology,Bumble bees,Phylogenomics,Comparative genomic analysis,Fructobacillus,Metabolic differences,LACTIC-ACID BACTERIA,LEUCONOSTOC,HONEY,QUALITY,RECLASSIFICATION,DIVERSITY,TROPAEOLI,FRUCTOSUS,DATABASE,SYMBIONT}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2-3}},
  pages        = {{10}},
  title        = {{A comparative genomic analysis of Fructobacillus evanidus sp. nov. from bumble bees}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2024.126505}},
  volume       = {{47}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}

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