Tropilaelaps mercedesae is an ectoparasite of Apis mellifera in Asia and is considered a
major threat to honey bee health. Herein, we used the Illumina MiSeq platform 16S rDNA
Amplicon Sequencing targeting the V3–V4 regions and analysed the effects on the midgut
bacterial communities of honey bees infested with T. mercedesae. The overall bacterial
community in honey bees infested with T. mercedesae were observed at different
developmental stages. Honey bee core intestinal bacterial genera such as Gilliamella …

Tropilaelaps mercedesae is an ectoparasite of Apis mellifera in Asia and is considered a
major threat to honey bee health. Herein, we used the Illumina MiSeq platform 16S rDNA
Amplicon Sequencing targeting the V3-V4 regions and analysed the effects on the midgut
bacterial communities of honey bees infested with T. mercedesae. The overall bacterial
community in honey bees infested with T. mercedesae were observed at different
developmental stages. Honey bee core intestinal bacterial genera such as Gilliamella …