Sunflower spines and beyond: mechanisms and breadth of pollen that reduce gut pathogen infection in the common eastern bumble bee
Plants have unique chemical and physical traits that can reduce infections in animals
ranging from primates to caterpillars. Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus; Asteraceae) are one …
ranging from primates to caterpillars. Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus; Asteraceae) are one …
Gut Transplants from Bees Fed an Antipathogenic Pollen Diet Do Not Confer Pathogen Resistance to Recipients
Pollinators are threatened by diverse stressors, including microbial pathogens such as
Crithidia bombi. Consuming sunflower pollen dramatically reduces C. bombi infection in the …
Crithidia bombi. Consuming sunflower pollen dramatically reduces C. bombi infection in the …
Genetic modification of the bee parasite Crithidia bombi for improved visualization and protein localization
BV Bieber, SG Lockett, SK Glasser, FAS Clair… - Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Crithidia bombi is a trypanosomatid parasite that infects several species of bumble bees
(Bombus spp.), by adhering to their intestinal tract. Crithidia bombi infection impairs learning …
(Bombus spp.), by adhering to their intestinal tract. Crithidia bombi infection impairs learning …
Fecal sampling protocol to assess bumble bee health in conservation research
ML Tissier, C Blair, S MacKell… - Journal of …, 2024 - pollinationecology.org
An increasing number of wild bee species are declining or threatened with extinction
worldwide. Decline has been proposed to be caused by a combination of threats, including …
worldwide. Decline has been proposed to be caused by a combination of threats, including …
[PDF][PDF] Investigating epidemiological questions using Crithidia bombi and Bombus terrestris as a model system
HS Wolmuth-Gordon - 2023 - pure.royalholloway.ac.uk
The bumblebee gut parasite, Crithidia bombi, is widespread and prevalent in the field. It is
spread faecal-orally between colonies via the shared use of flowers when foraging. Its …
spread faecal-orally between colonies via the shared use of flowers when foraging. Its …