[HTML][HTML] Characterization of Apis mellifera Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Lactic Acid Bacteria for Honeybee Protection—A Review

A Nowak, D Szczuka, A Górczyńska, I Motyl, D Kręgiel - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Numerous honeybee (Apis mellifera) products, such as honey, propolis, and bee venom, are
used in traditional medicine to prevent illness and promote healing. Therefore, this insect …

The honey bee gut microbiota: strategies for study and characterization

S Romero, A Nastasa, A Chapman… - Insect molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Gut microbiota research is an emerging field that improves our understanding of the
ecological and functional dynamics of gut environments. The honey bee gut microbiota is a …

Isolation and Characterization of Novel Lignolytic, Cellulolytic, and Hemicellulolytic Bacteria from Wood-Feeding Termite Cryptotermes brevis

B Tsegaye, C Balomajumder, P Roy - International Microbiology, 2019 - Springer
In a natural ecosystem, various organisms digest and hydrolyze lignocellulose biomass
efficiently. Termites are one of them. They digest lignocellulose biomass with the help of …

Beneficial bacteria as biocontrol agents for American foulbrood disease in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

M Ye, X Li, F Yang, B Zhou - Journal of Insect Science, 2023 - academic.oup.com
American foulbrood (AFB) is a cosmopolitan bacterial disease that affects honey bee (Apis
mellifera) larvae and causes great economic losses in apiculture. Currently, no satisfactory …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the potential of insect and ruminant host symbionts for recycling of lignocellulosic carbon with a biorefinery approach: a review

G Rajeswari, S Jacob, AK Chandel, V Kumar - Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 - Springer
Uprising fossil fuel depletion and deterioration of ecological reserves supply have led to the
search for alternative renewable and sustainable energy sources and chemicals. Although …

Biodegradation of wheat straw by Ochrobactrum oryzae BMP03 and Bacillus sp. BMP01 bacteria to enhance biofuel production by increasing total reducing sugars …

B Tsegaye, C Balomajumder, P Roy - Environmental Science and …, 2018 - Springer
Pretreatment is a vital step to enhance the yield of total reducing sugars and biofuel
production from lignocellulose biomass. An effective new lignin-degrading and …

In vitro probiotic and safety attributes of Bacillus spp. isolated from beebread, honey samples and digestive tract of honeybees Apis mellifera

S Toutiaee, N Mojgani, N Harzandi… - Letters in Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Bacillus species isolated from honeybee Apis mellifera gut, honey and bee bread samples
were characterized for their in vitro probiotic and safety attributes. Alpha and γ haemolytic …

Glyphosate exposure disturbs the bacterial endosymbiont community and reduces body weight of the predatory ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera …

X Gao, F Hu, S Zhang, J Luo, X Zhu, L Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The predatory ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis, is a predominant natural enemy of pest
insects in cotton fields. Commercialization of genetically modified crops has promoted the …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of urban land use gradients on wild bee microbiomes

PN Nguyen, SM Rehan - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bees and their microbes interact in complex networks in which bees form symbiotic
relationships with their bacteria and fungi. Microbial composition and abundance affect bee …

Insights into the bacterial symbiont diversity in spiders

L Zhang, Y Yun, G Hu, Y Peng - Ecology and evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Most spiders are natural enemies of pests, and it is beneficial for the biological control of
pests to learn the relationships between symbionts and their spider hosts. Research on the …