Abstract
Apilactobacillus kunkeei is a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium found in fructose-rich environments such as flowers, fruits, fermented food, honey, and honeydew, as well as in the guts of fructose-feeding insects. We report here the draft genome sequences of three Apilactobacillus kunkeei strains isolated from the gut microbial community of three honeybees.
Highlights
We report here the draft genome sequences of three Apilactobacillus kunkeei strains isolated from the gut microbial community of three honeybees
The honeybee digestive track microbiota is dominated by Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species [1, 2], including Apilactobacillus kunkeei [3], a fructophilic and facultative anaerobic Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium
Pure cultures were grown at 30°C for 48 h for DNA extraction according to a modified cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) protocol [11]
Summary
The honeybee digestive track microbiota is dominated by Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species [1, 2], including Apilactobacillus kunkeei [3], a fructophilic and facultative anaerobic Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium. Apilactobacillus kunkeei is a fructophilic lactic acid bacterium found in fructose-rich environments such as flowers, fruits, fermented food, honey, and honeydew, as well as in the guts of fructose-feeding insects. We report here the draft genome sequences of three Apilactobacillus kunkeei strains isolated from the gut microbial community of three honeybees. It plays a protective role against bee pathogens [7].
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