Microbiomes of Wild Bees and Cleptoparasites

35.9 MB dataset analyzes bacterial and fungal microbiomes of cleptoparasitic bee species including Nomada articulata and Holcopasites calliopsidis, comparing them to host species and other wild bees. The study uses 16S rRNA and ITS1 metabarcoding data to examine microbiome diversity across different bee lifestyles and nesting behaviors. Authored by Katherine Chau, the dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare bacterial microbiome richness between parasitic and social bee lifestyles using 16S rRNA data.
• Analyze fungal beta diversity differences between host and cleptoparasite pairs like Nomada illinoensis and Andrena species.
• Investigate the association of cleptoparasitic bees with understudied bacterial microbes identified in the study.
• Examine phylogenetic conservation of corbiculate core bacteria by integrating previously published wild bee microbiome data.

Strengths

• Data includes microbiome profiles for six specific cleptoparasitic bee species and their hosts.
• Analysis is based on 16S rRNA and ITS1 metabarcoding, standard methods for microbial community profiling.
• Dataset is 35.9 MB in size, making it manageable for detailed analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset size is relatively small at 35.9 MB, which may limit the scope of analysis.
• Specific row and column counts are unknown, making it difficult to assess the dataset's granularity.
• Geographic and temporal coverage of the bee samples is not specified in the provided input.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

16S rRNA and ITS1 metabarcoding of bee microbiomes, with inclusion of previously published studies.

Freshness

Last updated on March 23, 2026.