Table 7.
Number of genes related to immunity pathways and functions in 11 bee species with complete genome information, including 10 previously published species [8, 67] and Frieseomelitta varia (in bold)
| Species | Toll pathway | IMD pathway | Jak/STAT | Recognition proteins | RNAi machinery | Signaling proteins | Effector proteins | Total number of genes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apidae | ||||||||
| Apis florea | 17 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 36 | 10 | 178 |
| Apis mellifera | 18 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 38 | 13 | 190 |
| Bombus impatiens | 14 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 171 |
| Bombus terrestris | 14 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 172 |
| Eufriesea mexicana | 14 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 168 |
| Frieseomelitta varia | 14 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 174 |
| Melipona quadrifasciata | 14 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 172 |
| Habropoda laboriosa | 14 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 33 | 9 | 174 |
| Megachilidae | ||||||||
| Megachile rotundata | 13 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 9 | 167 |
| Halictidae | ||||||||
| Dufourea novaeangliae | 14 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 167 |
| Lasioglossum albipes | 15 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 172 |