Commensalibacter Explained

Commensalibacter is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic and rod-shaped bacteria from the family of Acetobacteraceae which was originally isolated from Drosophila melanogaster.[1] The complete genome of the type strain C. intestini A911 has been sequenced.[2]

Although originally isolated from Drosophila melanogaster, Commensalibacter intestini has been also found in honey bees and bumblebees.[3] [4] [5]

Currently, there are four species validly named: Commensalibacter intestini, Commensalibacter communis, Commensalibacter melissae, and Commensalibacter papalotli. C. communis was recently isolated from the gut of bumble bees, butterflies, fruits, and hornets. C. melissae was exclusively isolated from honeybees. Its smaller genome compared to other Commensalibacter species suggests a unique evolutionary process. C. papalotli has been isolated from the monarch butterfly, other butterflies, and has also been isolated from the Asian hornet.[6] [7]

Notes and References

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  2. Kim. E-K. Kim. S-H. Nam. H-J. Choi. MK. Lee. K-A. Choi. S-H. Seo. YY. Kim. B. Jae. W-J. 2012. Draft genome sequence of Commensalibacter intestini A911T, a symbiotic bacterium isolated from Drosophila melanogaster intestine.. Journal of Bacteriology. 194. 5. 1246. 10.1128/JB.06669-11. 22328749. 3294769.
  3. Erban. T. Ledvinka. O. Kamler. M. Hortona. B. Nesvorna. M. Tyl. J. Titera. D. Markovic. M. Hubert. J. 2017. Bacterial community associated with worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) affected by European foulbrood.. PeerJ. 5. e3816. 10.7717/peerj.3816. 28966892. 5619233. free.
  4. Hubert. J. Bicianova. M. Ledvinka. O. Kamler. M. Lester. PJ. Nesvorna. M. Kopecky. J. Erban. T. 2017. Changes in the bacteriome of honey bees associated with the parasite Varroa destructor, and pathogens Nosema and Lotmaria passim.. Microbial Ecology. 73. 3. 685–698. 10.1007/s00248-016-0869-7. 27730366. 2017MicEc..73..685H. 3850125.
  5. Leilei. L. Praet. J. Borremans. W. Nunes. OC. Manaia. CM. Cleenwerck. I. Meeus. I. Smagghe. G. De Vuyst. L. Vandamme. P. 2015. Bombella intestini gen. nov., sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium isolated from bumble bee crop.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 65. Pt 1. 267–273. 10.1099/ijs.0.068049-0. 25336723. free. 10216/103595. free.
  6. Botero . Juliana . Vandamme . Peter . Proposal of three novel insect-associated Commensalibacter species: Commensalibacter melissae sp. nov., Commensalibacter communis sp. nov. and Commensalibacter papalotli sp. nov. . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 2024 . 74 . 1 . 006224 . 10.1099/ijsem.0.006224.
  7. Botero . Juliana . Sombolestani . Atena Sadat . Cnockaert . Margo . Peeters . Charlotte . Borremans . Wim . De Vuyst . Luc . Vereecken . Nicolas J. . Michez . Denis . Smagghe . Guy . Bonilla-Rosso . German . Engel . Philipp . Vandamme . Peter . A phylogenomic and comparative genomic analysis of Commensalibacter, a versatile insect symbiont . Animal Microbiome . 29 April 2023 . 5 . 1 . 25 . 10.1186/s42523-023-00248-6. free . 37120592 . 10149009 .

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