There is growing recognition that the gut microbial community regulates a wide variety of
important functions in its animal hosts, including host health. However, the complex …

The gut microbiome is recognised as playing an integral role in the health and ecology of a
wide variety of animal taxa. However, the relationship between social behavioural traits and …

The gut microbiota of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) offers several advantages as an
experimental system for addressing how gut communities affect their hosts and for exploring …

Adult honeybees harbor a specialized gut microbiota of relatively low complexity. While
seasonal differences in community composition have been reported, previous studies have …

Highlights•Honey bees harbor a simple gut microbiota that is experimentally tractable.•The
gut microbiota increases body weight gain and confers pathogen resistance.•Fermentation …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) provide vital pollination services for a variety of agricultural
crops around the world and are known to host a consistent core bacterial microbiome. This …

The recent worldwide decline of honey bee colonies is a major ecological problem which
also threatens pollinated crop production. Several interacting stressors such as …

Animals living in social communities typically harbor a characteristic gut microbiota
important for nutrition and pathogen defense. Accordingly, in the gut of the honey bee, Apis …

Gut microbiota research is an emerging field that improves our understanding of the
ecological and functional dynamics of gut environments. The honey bee gut microbiota is a …

Despite the fungal abundance in honey and bee bread, little is known about the fungal gut
community of the honey bee and its effect on host fitness. Using pyrosequencing of the 16S …