ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology2024
The honeybee microbiota and its impact on health and disease.
Review in Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 116 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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116 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 184 citations in OpenAlex.
- A network-based meta-analysis of the honeybee gut microbiome: geographic, seasonal, and pesticide-associated shifts.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
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- 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
- Diversity and sources of floral microbial communities.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Review
- Harnessing endogenous CRISPR-Cas9 for inducible genetic engineering ofApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Comparison of Inoculation Routes for Honeybee Gut Microbiota Assembly Under Laboratory Conditions.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Omics Insights Into the Effects of Highbush Blueberry and Cranberry Crop Agroecosystems on Honey Bee Health and Physiology.Proteomics · 2026Article
- Brain Transcriptomic Reprogramming and Comb-Associated Microbiome Variation During the Larva-To-Pupa Transition in Apis Mellifera.Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology · 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
- The symbiotic bacteriaMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Article
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- Never underestimate honeybees: Their exceptionally diverse adaptive strategies.Journal of advanced research · 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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- Gut microbiome composition and cellulolytic bacteria associated with the carpenter bee Xylocopa frontalis.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Metagenomic insights into regional gut microbiota variation of invasive Spodoptera frugiperda across the Gaoligong Mountains.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are key pollinators that support global agriculture and are long-established models for developmental and behavioural research. Recently, they have emerged as models for studying gut microbial communities. Earlier research established that hindguts of adult worker bees harbour a conserved set of host-restricted bacterial species, each showing extensive strain variation. These bacteria can be cultured axenically and introduced to gnotobiotic hosts, and some have basic genetic tools available. In this Review, we explore the most recent research showing how the microbiota establishes itself in the gut and impacts bee biology and health. Microbiota members occupy specific niches within the gut where they interact with each other and the host. They engage in cross-feeding and antagonistic interactions, which likely contribute to the stability of the community and prevent pathogen invasion. An intact gut microbiota provides protection against diverse pathogens and parasites and contributes to the processing of refractory components of the pollen coat and dietary toxins. Absence or disruption of the microbiota results in altered expression of genes that underlie immunity, metabolism, behaviour and development. In the field, such disruption by agrochemicals may negatively impact bees. These findings demonstrate a key developmental and protective role of the microbiota, with broad implications for bee health.
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