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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)

From: The nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of Frieseomelitta varia – a highly eusocial stingless bee (Meliponini) with a permanently sterile worker caste

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