ReviewMicroorganisms2022
Micro"bee"ota: Honey Bee Normal Microbiota as a Part of Superorganism.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Brain Transcriptomic Reprogramming and Comb-Associated Microbiome Variation During the Larva-To-Pupa Transition in Apis Mellifera.Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology · 2026Article
- Diversity and Functional Potential of Yeasts Inhabiting Honey Bee Drones.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Gut microbiota profiling of Apis cerana indica across biodiversity hotspots in the Western Ghats, India.Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
- Do honey phytochemicals modulate forager aggression and the gut microbiome in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)?Biology open · 2025Article
- Exploring Eco-Friendly Microbial Strategies for Nosemosis Control in Honeybee.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Isolation and probiotic evaluation of Apilactobacillus kunkeei and Bombella sp. from Apis mellifera anatoliaca and Bombus terrestris.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025Article
- The antioxidant system was unexpectedly strongly suppressed in apis mellifera worker bees emerged from larvae reared on combs adulterated with paraffin or stearin.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Differential impact ofHeliyon · 2024Article
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- Effects of a supplemented diet containing 7 probiotic strains (Honeybeeotic) on honeybee physiology and immune response: analysis of hemolymph cytology, phenoloxidase activity, and gut microbiome.Biological research · 2024Article
- Distinct Communities and Differing Dispersal Routes in Bacteria and Fungi of Honey Bees, Honey, and Flowers.Microbial ecology · 2024Article
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- Microbiota Analysis of Ejaculated Honey Bee Drone Semen and the Effect of Semen Collection Method on Bacterial Loads.Insects · 2024Article
- Prospects of probiotics in beekeeping: a review for sustainable approach to boost honeybee health.Archives of microbiology · 2024Review
- The Bee Gut Microbiota: Bridging Infective Agents Potential in the One Health Context.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals Minor Micro"International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Delivery mechanism can enhance probiotic activity against honey bee pathogens.The ISME journal · 2023Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Honey bees are model organisms for microbiota research. Gut microbiomes are very interesting for surveys due to their simple structure and relationship with hive production. Long-term studies reveal the gut microbiota patterns of various hive members, as well as the functions, sources, and interactions of the majority of its bacteria. But the fungal non-pathogenic part of gut microbiota is almost unexplored, likewise some other related microbiota. Honey bees, as superorganisms, interact with their own microorganisms, the microbial communities of food stores, hive surfaces, and other environments. Understanding microbiota diversity, its transition ways, and hive niche colonization control are necessary for understanding any separate microbiota niche because of their interplay. The long coevolution of bees with the microorganisms populating these niches makes these systems co-dependent, integrated, and stable. Interaction with the environment, hive, and other bees determines caste lifestyle as well as individual microbiota. In this article, we bring together studies on the microbiota of the western honey bee. We show a possible relationship between caste determination and microbiota composition. And what is primary: caste differentiation or microbiota composition?
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