Dataset of the next-generation sequencing of variable 16S rRNA from bacteria and ITS2 regions from fungi and plants derived from honeybees kept under anthropogenic landscapes

Forager Apis melliefera honeybees were collected from four localities located in Europe, i.e.: London, UK; Athens, Greece; Marchamalo, Spain and Lublin, Poland. Furthermore, from Asia we have collected A. mellifera as well as A. cerana foragers form Chiang Mai in Thailand We used next generation sequencing (NGS) to analyse the 16S rRNA bacterial gene amplicons based on the V3-V4 region and the ITS2 region from fungi and plants derived from honeybee samples. Amplicon libraries, were prepared using the 16S Metagenomic Sequencing Library Preparation, Preparing 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene Amplicons for the Illumina MiSeq System (Illumina (R)) protocol. NGS raw data are available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/bioproject/PRJNA686953 . Furthermore, isolated DNA was used as the template for screening pathogens: Nosema apis, N. ceranae, N. bombi, tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi), any organism in the parasitic order Trypanosomatida, including Crithidia spp. (i.e., Crithidia mellificae), neogregarines including Mattesia and Apicystis spp. (i.e., Apicistis bombi). The presented data can be used to compare the metagenomic samples from different honeybee population all over the world. A higher load of fungi, and bacteria groups such as: Firmicutes (Lactobacillus ); gamma- proteobacteria, Neisseriaceae, and other unidentified bacteria was observed for Nosema cearana and neogregarines infected honeybees. Healthy honeybees had a higher load of plant pollens, and bacteria groups such as: Orbales, Gilliamella, Snodgrassella, and Enterobacteriaceae. More details can be found in research article [1] Ptaszy nska et al. 2021. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.

Automated summary

Honeybees from Europe and Asia were studied using next generation sequencing to analyze bacterial gene amplicons and ITS2 regions. Infected bees showed higher fungal and bacterial loads, while healthy bees carried more plant pollens and beneficial bacteria.