ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2016
Gut microbial communities of social bees.
Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 497 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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497 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A network-based meta-analysis of the honeybee gut microbiome: geographic, seasonal, and pesticide-associated shifts.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of sources and transmission pathways of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) microbiota based on 16S sequencing data.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2025Pooled it
- Chronic oral toxicity of lithium citrate in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.): impacts on survival, midgut histopathology and gut microbiota.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2026Article
- Molecular Identification and In Vitro Probiotic-Associated Characterization of Indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria from Raw Honey and the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Gut in Punjab, Pakistan.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- Variation in microbial and plant associations across wild bee families, functional groups, and urban environments.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2026Article
- Animal gut microbes and microbiomes in the 21st century and beyond.Science China. Life sciences · 2026Review
- An engineered bacterial symbiont maps micron-scale sugar gradients in the honeybee gut.PLoS biology · 2026Article
- Colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont mediates pathogen defence.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- Field-dose fenitrothion impairs gut function and survival in the bumble bees (Bombus terrestris).Pest management science · 2026Article
- Isolation and Preliminary In Vitro Characterization of a Honey-DerivedAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of Inoculation Routes for Honeybee Gut Microbiota Assembly Under Laboratory Conditions.Microorganisms · 2026Article
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- Biogeographic and Habitat-Associated Variation in the Gut Microbiota of the Stingless BeeInsects · 2026Article
- Tracking Microbiome Composition and Stability Across Indian Social Honeybees Foraging in a Homogeneous Mustard Crop Landscape.Microbial ecology · 2026Article
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- Host-AdaptedMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Mycotoxins as an Underestimated Honeybee Stressor: Aflatoxin, Contaminated Pollen, and Colony-Level Risk.Biology · 2026Review
- From Pollen to Pathogen Defense: How Pollen Chemical Quality Impacts Deformed Wing Virus Infection and Survival in Honey Bees.Viruses · 2026Review
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Abstract
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 the mammalian microbiota, as both are mostly composed of host-adapted, facultatively anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria. However, the microbial community of the bee gut is far simpler than the mammalian microbiota, being dominated by only nine bacterial species clusters that are specific to bees and that are transmitted through social interactions between individuals. Recent developments, which include the discovery of extensive strain-level variation, evidence of protective and nutritional functions, and reports of eco-physiological or disease-associated perturbations to the microbial community, have drawn attention to the role of the microbiota in bee health and its potential as a model for studying the ecology and evolution of gut symbionts.
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