The honey bee, the world's most important agricultural pollinator, relies exclusively on plant‐
derived foods for nutrition. Nectar and pollen collected by honey bees are processed and …

The beetle genus Cephaloleia has evolved in association with tropical ginger plants and for
many species their specific host plant associations are known. Here we show that the core …

Plant-derived lignans, consumed daily by most individuals, are thought to protect against
cancer and other diseases; however, their bioactivity requires gut bacterial conversion to …

The earthworm gut is an anoxic, saccharide-rich microzone in aerated soils. The apparent
degradation of diverse saccharides in the alimentary canal of the model earthworm …

Regardless of the outcome of symbiosis, whether it is pathogenic, mutualistic or commensal,
bacteria must first colonize their hosts. Intriguingly, closely related bacteria that colonize …

Microbial consortia accompanied to all eukaryotes can be inherited from ancestors,
environment, and/or from various food source. Gut microbiota study is an emerging …

Gut bacterial communities of bumble bees are correlated with defense against pathogens.
Further understanding this host-microbe association is vitally important as bumble bees are …

This investigation concerned the question of whether honeybees collect bacteria that are
beneficial for humans from the flowers that contribute to formation of their honey. Bacteria …

We characterized the microbial communities of the crop, midgut, hindgut, and ovaries of the
wild solitary bees Andrena vaga, Anthophora plumipes, Colletes cunicularius, and Osmia …

Abstract Background In the honeybee Apis mellifera, the bacterial gut community is
consistently colonized by eight distinct phylotypes of bacteria. Managed bee colonies are of …