The gut microbiota can have profound effects on hosts, but the study of these relationships in
humans is challenging. The specialized gut microbial community of honey bees is similar to …

Highlights•The honey bee gut microbiome contains five core bacterial species mainly in
hindguts.•This core microbiome is implicated in nutrition and development of adult …

Glyphosate, the primary herbicide used globally for weed control, targets the 5-
enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme in the shikimate pathway …

Gut microbiomes play crucial roles in animal health, and shifts in the gut microbial
community structure can have detrimental impacts on hosts. Studies with vertebrate models …

The highly social (eusocial) corbiculate bees, comprising the honey bees, bumble bees, and
stingless bees, are ubiquitous insect pollinators that fulfill critical roles in ecosystem services …

Background Symbiotic bacteria affect insect physiology and ecology. They may also mediate
insecticide resistance within their hosts and thereby impact pest and vector control practices …

Covering: through 2014 Many organisms team up with microbes for defense against
predators, parasites, parasitoids, or pathogens. Here we review the described protective …

It is now well accepted that the gut microbiota contributes to our health. However, what
determines the microbiota composition is still unclear. Whereas it might be expected that the …

Gilliamella apicola and Snodgrassella alvi are dominant members of the honey bee (Apis
spp.) and bumble bee (Bombus spp.) gut microbiota. We generated complete genomes of …

Social corbiculate bees are major pollinators. They have characteristic bacterial
microbiomes associated with their hives and their guts. In honeybees and bumblebees …