Table 1.
Isolated bacteriota of adult worker honeybee guts in in log cfu/g (mean ± SD).
| Bee Gut from Intestine | Bee Gut from Rectum | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Bees Samples | Summer Bees Samples | Winter Bees Samples | Summer Bees Samples | |
| TCAM * | 5.39 ± 0.14 a | 5.03 ± 0.16 ab | 5.00 ± 0.22 abc | 4.48 ± 0.13 abc |
| TCANM | 8.38 ± 0.11 a | 8.12 ± 0.06 b | 9.25 ± 0.15 ab | 9.05 ± 0.09 ab |
| AG+ | 6.49 ± 0.13 a | 6.13 ± 0.09 ab | 7.10 ± 0.12 abc | 6.77 ± 0.11 abc |
| BS | 2.48 ± 0.09 a | 3.43 ± 0.16 ab | 3.53 ± 0.07 ac | 3.22 ± 0.10 abc |
| LS | 7.14 ± 0.06 a | 7.66 ± 0.14 ab | 8.27 ± 0.11 ab | 8.12 ± 0.06 ab |
| PS | 2.55 ± 0.06 a | 2.29 ± 0.13 ab | 3.12 ± 0.07 abc | 2.85 ± 0.15 abc |
| ES | 3.21 ± 0.08 a | 3.42 ± 0.12 ab | 2.24 ± 0.10 abc | 2.53 ± 0.15 abc |
| SS | 3.22 ± 0.09 a | 3.45 ± 0.08 ab | 2.56 ± 0.19 abc | 2.25 ± 0.07 abc |
| CB | 2.52 ± 0.11 a | 3.25 ± 0.13 ab | 3.57 ± 0.13 abc | 3.37 ± 0.14 ac |
* TCAM—total counts of aerobic microorganisms, TCANM—total counts of anaerobic microorganisms, AG+—anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria, BS—Bacillus spp., LS—Lactobacillus spp., PS—Pseudomonas spp., ES—Enterococcus spp., SS—Staphylococcus spp., CB—coliform bacteria. a,b,c same letters in the raw show statistically significant differences among the groups.