Nano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) can be exposed via numerous potential pathways to ambient nanoparticles (NPs), including rare earth oxide (REO) NPs that are increasingly used and released into the environment. Gut microorganisms are pivotal in mediating honeybee health, but how REO NPs may affect honeybe...

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Autores principales: Yong-Jun Liu, Zhongwang Jing, Xue-Ting Bai, Qing-Yun Diao, Jichen Wang, Yan-Yan Wu, Qing Zhao, Tian Xia, Baoshan Xing, Patricia A. Holden, Yuan Ge
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8f1460d34a03445a963bb3f9a98b988b2021-12-02T09:49:06ZNano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities1664-302X10.3389/fmicb.2021.780943https://doaj.org/article/8f1460d34a03445a963bb3f9a98b988b2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.780943/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-302XHoneybees (Apis mellifera) can be exposed via numerous potential pathways to ambient nanoparticles (NPs), including rare earth oxide (REO) NPs that are increasingly used and released into the environment. Gut microorganisms are pivotal in mediating honeybee health, but how REO NPs may affect honeybee health and gut microbiota remains poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, honeybees were fed pollen and sucrose syrup containing 0, 1, 10, 100, and 1000mgkg−1 of nano-La2O3 for 12days. Nano-La2O3 exerted detrimental effects on honeybee physiology, as reflected by dose-dependent adverse effects of nano-La2O3 on survival, pollen consumption, and body weight (p<0.05). Nano-La2O3 caused the dysbiosis of honeybee gut bacterial communities, as evidenced by the change of gut bacterial community composition, the enrichment of pathogenic Serratia and Frischella, and the alteration of digestion-related taxa Bombella (p<0.05). There were significant correlations between honeybee physiological parameters and the relative abundances of pathogenic Serratia and Frischella (p<0.05), underscoring linkages between honeybee health and gut bacterial communities. Taken together, this study demonstrates that nano-La2O3 can cause detrimental effects on honeybee health, potentially by disordering gut bacterial communities. This study thus reveals a previously overlooked effect of nano-La2O3 on the ecologically and economically important honeybee species Apis mellifera.Yong-Jun LiuZhongwang JingZhongwang JingXue-Ting BaiXue-Ting BaiQing-Yun DiaoJichen WangJichen WangYan-Yan WuQing ZhaoTian XiaBaoshan XingPatricia A. HoldenYuan GeYuan GeFrontiers Media S.A.articleApis melliferarare earth oxide nanoparticleshoneybee gut microbiotanano-La2O3honeybee healthMicrobiologyQR1-502ENFrontiers in Microbiology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Apis mellifera
rare earth oxide nanoparticles
honeybee gut microbiota
nano-La2O3
honeybee health
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Apis mellifera
rare earth oxide nanoparticles
honeybee gut microbiota
nano-La2O3
honeybee health
Microbiology
QR1-502
Yong-Jun Liu
Zhongwang Jing
Zhongwang Jing
Xue-Ting Bai
Xue-Ting Bai
Qing-Yun Diao
Jichen Wang
Jichen Wang
Yan-Yan Wu
Qing Zhao
Tian Xia
Baoshan Xing
Patricia A. Holden
Yuan Ge
Yuan Ge
Nano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities
description Honeybees (Apis mellifera) can be exposed via numerous potential pathways to ambient nanoparticles (NPs), including rare earth oxide (REO) NPs that are increasingly used and released into the environment. Gut microorganisms are pivotal in mediating honeybee health, but how REO NPs may affect honeybee health and gut microbiota remains poorly understood. To address this knowledge gap, honeybees were fed pollen and sucrose syrup containing 0, 1, 10, 100, and 1000mgkg−1 of nano-La2O3 for 12days. Nano-La2O3 exerted detrimental effects on honeybee physiology, as reflected by dose-dependent adverse effects of nano-La2O3 on survival, pollen consumption, and body weight (p<0.05). Nano-La2O3 caused the dysbiosis of honeybee gut bacterial communities, as evidenced by the change of gut bacterial community composition, the enrichment of pathogenic Serratia and Frischella, and the alteration of digestion-related taxa Bombella (p<0.05). There were significant correlations between honeybee physiological parameters and the relative abundances of pathogenic Serratia and Frischella (p<0.05), underscoring linkages between honeybee health and gut bacterial communities. Taken together, this study demonstrates that nano-La2O3 can cause detrimental effects on honeybee health, potentially by disordering gut bacterial communities. This study thus reveals a previously overlooked effect of nano-La2O3 on the ecologically and economically important honeybee species Apis mellifera.
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author Yong-Jun Liu
Zhongwang Jing
Zhongwang Jing
Xue-Ting Bai
Xue-Ting Bai
Qing-Yun Diao
Jichen Wang
Jichen Wang
Yan-Yan Wu
Qing Zhao
Tian Xia
Baoshan Xing
Patricia A. Holden
Yuan Ge
Yuan Ge
author_facet Yong-Jun Liu
Zhongwang Jing
Zhongwang Jing
Xue-Ting Bai
Xue-Ting Bai
Qing-Yun Diao
Jichen Wang
Jichen Wang
Yan-Yan Wu
Qing Zhao
Tian Xia
Baoshan Xing
Patricia A. Holden
Yuan Ge
Yuan Ge
author_sort Yong-Jun Liu
title Nano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities
title_short Nano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities
title_full Nano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities
title_fullStr Nano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities
title_full_unstemmed Nano-La2O3 Induces Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Death and Enriches for Pathogens in Honeybee Gut Bacterial Communities
title_sort nano-la2o3 induces honeybee (apis mellifera) death and enriches for pathogens in honeybee gut bacterial communities
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8f1460d34a03445a963bb3f9a98b988b
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