The Brazilian stingless bee Scaptotrigona depilis requires the brood cells-associated fungus
Zygosaccharomyces sp. as steroid source for metamorphosis. Besides the presence of …

The present review aims the discussion of the impact of the bioprospection initiative
developed by the projects associated to BIOprospecTA, a subprogram of the program …

Symbiotic interactions between microorganisms and social insects have been described as
crucial for the maintenance of these multitrophic systems, as observed for the stingless bee …

Social insects can establish nutritional, communication and defensive symbiotic
associations with microorganisms, among which actinobacteria play important roles in these …

Most cultivable microbes associated with stingless bees are bacteria. Studies about bacteria
related to stingless bee colonies were only limited to bacterial isolation and identification …

Small molecules frequently mediate symbiotic interactions between microorganisms and
their hosts. Brazil harbors the highest diversity of insects in the world; however, just recently …

Covering: September 1964 to June 2023Bacteria and fungi living in symbiosis with insects
have been studied over the last sixty years and found to be important sources of bioactive …

Bacterial secondary metabolites represent an invaluable source of bioactive molecules for
the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Although screening campaigns for the …

Stingless bees are the largest group of eusocial bees in the world. They play an essential
role as crop pollinators and have been considered for inclusion in pesticide risk …

Over the past 70 years, the search for small molecules from nature has transformed
biomedical research: natural products are the basis for half of all pharmaceuticals; the quest …