Cross-feeding of bifidobacteria promotes intestinal homeostasis: a lifelong perspective on the host health

M Xiao, C Zhang, H Duan, A Narbad, J Zhao… - npj Biofilms and …, 2024 - nature.com
Throughout the life span of a host, bifidobacteria have shown superior colonization and
glycan abilities. Complex glycans, such as human milk oligosaccharides and plant glycans …

Gut microbiota influences onset of foraging-related behavior but not physiological hallmarks of division of labor in honeybees

J Liberti, ET Frank, T Kay, L Kesner, M Monié--Ibanes… - Mbio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Gut microbes can impact cognition and behavior, but whether they regulate the division of
labor in animal societies is unknown. We addressed this question using honeybees since …

The interplay between gut symbionts and behavioral variation in social insects

J Liberti, P Engel, A Cabirol - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Social insects exhibit a high degree of intraspecific behavioral variation. Moreover, they
often harbor specialized microbial communities in their gut. Recent studies suggest that …

Flumethrin exposure perturbs gut microbiota structure and intestinal metabolism in honeybees (Apis mellifera)

J Liu, J Shi, Y Hu, Y Su, Y Zhang, X Wu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Flumethrin mitigates Varroa's harm to honeybee colonies; however, its residues in colonies
threaten the fitness of honeybee hosts and gut microbiota. Our previous research has shown …

A case for microbial therapeutics to bolster colony health and performance of honey bees

SM Killam, BA Daisley, ML Kleiber, JF Lacika… - Frontiers in Bee …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The holobiont theory of evolution explains how individuals are deeply symbiotic with their
gut microbes, such that microbes are adapted to influence host metabolism, immunity and …

Antibiotic exposure alters the honeybee gut microbiota and may interfere with the honeybee behavioral caste transition

Z Zhang, X Mu, Q Cao, Y Zhai, L Zheng, Y Liu… - Insect …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Behavioral division is essential for the sustainability and reproduction of honeybee
populations. While accumulating evidence has documented that antibiotic exposure …

Possible interactions between gut microbiome and division of labor in honey bees

K Wang, M Zheng, M Cai, Y Zhang, Y Fan… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have provided new insights into the role of the microbiome in shaping host
behavior. However, the relationship between the temporal division of labor among honey …

Effect of host genetics on gut microbiota composition in an italian honeybee breeding population

MG De Iorio, G Pagnacco, F Tiezzi… - Italian Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Honeybees host a specialised gut microbiota composed of five ever-present bacteria, which
undergo seasonal variation in their proportions. The objective of this study was to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Селекция медоносной пчелы: достижения, проблемы и перспективы

НВ Островерхова - Вестник Томского государственного …, 2024 - cyberleninka.ru
Медоносная пчела Apis mellifera L. является важным ресурсным видом и имеет
огромное экологическое и экономическое значение. Селекционно-племенная работа …

Exploring the potential of the insect gut-brain axis to modulate the hygienic behaviour of Western honey bees (Apis mellifera)

SM Killam - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, is vulnerable to disease, especially disease
afflicting the brood. To counter this, bees exhibit hygienic behaviour: nurse bees detect …