Published February 24, 2021
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Characterization of the Kenyan Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Gut Microbiota: A First Look at Tropical and Sub-Saharan African Bee Associated Microbiomes
Authors/Creators
- 1. ICIPE
- 2. Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
- 3. Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
Description
We provide the 16S rRNA data published in the paper whose link is attached (https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8111721). 86 worker honey bee guts, from 9 apiaries from 3 different geographical zones in Kenya; Western Kenya, Central Kenya and Coastal Kenya were sequenced. We sequenced the V4 region using the 515f: 5′-GTGYCAGCMGCCGCGGTAA-3′; 806r: 3′-GGACTACNVGGGTWTCTAAT-5′ primers. The primers used have not been trimmed from the raw data. We truncated both the forward and reverse reads at lengths 180 during the analysis process.