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Glyphosate and a glyphosate-based herbicide affect bumblebee gut microbiota




TekijätHelander Marjo, Jeevannavar Aditya, Kaakinen Kimmo, Mathew Suni A., Saikkonen Kari, Fuchs Benjamin, Puigbò Pere, Loukola Olli J., Tamminen Manu

KustantajaOXFORD UNIV PRESS

Julkaisuvuosi2023

JournalFEMS Microbiology Ecology

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiFEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Lehden akronyymiFEMS MICROBIOL ECOL

Artikkelin numero fiad065

Vuosikerta99

Numero7

Sivujen määrä10

ISSN0168-6496

eISSN1574-6941

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad065

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad065

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/180391341


Tiivistelmä

Pollinator decline is one of the gravest challenges facing the world today, and the overuse of pesticides may be among its causes. Here, we studied whether glyphosate, the world's most widely used pesticide, affects the bumblebee gut microbiota. We exposed the bumblebee diet to glyphosate and a glyphosate-based herbicide and quantified the microbiota community shifts using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Furthermore, we estimated the potential sensitivity of bee gut microbes to glyphosate based on previously reported presence of target enzyme. Glyphosate increased, whereas the glyphosate-based herbicide decreased gut microbiota diversity, indicating that negative effects are attributable to co-formulants. Both glyphosate and the glyphosate-based herbicide treatments significantly decreased the relative abundance of potentially glyphosate-sensitive bacterial species Snodgrasella alvi. However, the relative abundance of potentially glyphosate-sensitive Candidatus Schmidhempelia genera increased in bumblebees treated with glyphosate. Overall, 50% of the bacterial genera detected in the bee gut microbiota were classified as potentially resistant to glyphosate, while 36% were classified as sensitive. Healthy core microbiota have been shown to protect bees from parasite infections, change metabolism, and decrease mortality. Thus, the heavy use of glyphosate-based herbicides may have implications on bees and ecosystems.


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