Cladosporium—Insect Relationships

R Nicoletti, E Russo, A Becchimanzi - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
The range of interactions between Cladosporium, a ubiquitous fungal genus, and insects, a
class including about 60% of the animal species, is extremely diverse. The broad case …

Symbiotic bacteria and fungi proliferate in diapause and may enhance overwintering survival in a solitary bee

SM Christensen, SN Srinivas, QS McFrederick… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Host–microbe interactions underlie the development and fitness of many macroorganisms,
including bees. Whereas many social bees benefit from vertically transmitted gut bacteria …

Environmentally acquired gut-associated bacteria are not critical for growth and survival in a solitary bee, Megachile rotundata

G Brar, M Floden, Q McFrederick… - Applied and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Social bees have been extensively studied for their gut microbial functions, but the
significance of the gut microbiota in solitary bees remains less explored. Solitary bee …

Microbiome diversity and composition across development stages of the Blue Orchard Bee, Osmia lignaria (Megachilidae)

BL Crowley, RN Schaeffer - Symbiosis, 2024 - Springer
Host-associated microbes are increasingly recognized as important drivers of bee health.
Surveys of bee microbiomes have primarily sampled social bees, yet non-social bees …

Microbial metamorphosis: symbiotic bacteria and fungi proliferate during diapause and may enhance overwintering survival in a solitary bee

SM Christensen, S Srinivas, Q McFrederick, B Danforth… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Host-microbe interactions underlie the development and fitness of many macroorganisms
including bees. While many social bees benefit from vertically transmitted gut bacteria …

Unique microbial communities of parasitic fleas on wild animals from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

W Guo, W Zhu, L Jia, Y Tao - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Fleas, one of the most significant ectoparasites, play a crucial role as vectors in spreading
zoonotic diseases globally. The Qinghai Province, as part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is …

Eupransor demetentiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel fructophilic lactic acid bacterium from bumble bees

J Botero, C Peeters, E De Canck… - … of Systematic and …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
Strain LMG 33000T was isolated from a Bombus lapidarius gut sample. It shared the highest
percentage 16S rRNA sequence identity, average amino acid identity, and amino acid …

New ecological insights on wild pollinator Andrena hesperia

EL Zenga, G Cilia, M d'Agostino… - Journal of …, 2024 - pollinationecology.org
A nesting aggregation of Andrena hesperia in Bologna (Italy) was studied to characterize
this bee's ecology, phenology and interactions with the environment. Andrena hesperia …