Host specificity is observed in gut symbionts of diverse animal lineages. But how hosts
maintain symbionts while rejecting their close relatives remains elusive. We use eusocial …

The gut microbiome plays a critical role in the health of many animals. Honeybees are no
exception, as they host a core microbiome that affects their nutrition and immune function …

Gut microbial communities can greatly affect host health by modulating the host's immune
system. For many important insects, however, the relationship between the gut microbiota …

Honeybee gut microbiota plays an important role in host physiology and metabolism. Recent
studies have shown that the influence of the resident microorganisms in the regulation of …

Honeybees harbor well-defined bacterial communities in their guts. The major members of
these communities appear to benefit the host, but little is known about how they interact with …

Background There is a major paradox in our understanding of honey bee immunity: the high
population density in a bee colony implies a high rate of disease transmission among …

Adult honey bees host a remarkably consistent gut microbial community that is thought to
benefit host health and provide protection against parasites and pathogens. Currently …

Highlights•Ecological succession of gut bacteria occurs throughout the life of the adult
worker.•Dysbiosis can involve untimely shifts or complete displacement of core …

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 …

Commensal microbes in animal guts often help to exclude bacterial pathogens. In honey
bees, perturbing or depleting the gut microbiota increases host mortality rates upon …