ReviewMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR2025
Host specificity of gut microbiota associated with social bees: patterns and processes.
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- Bifidobacteria: biogeography, host adaptation and ecological functions.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2026Review
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- Biogeographic and Habitat-Associated Variation in the Gut Microbiota of the Stingless BeeInsects · 2026Article
- Priority effects drive strain-level community composition of honeybee gut microbiota.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- Host and microbial factors influence bacterial colonization of the honey bee gut.The ISME journal · 2026Article
- The Honey Bee Body Surface as a Microbial Hub: Connectivity Shaped by Monoculture vs. Polyculture Farming.Insects · 2026Article
- Microbial niches at the One Health interface: linking environmental factors, biomes, and disease dynamics.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- TheMicrobiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025Review
- Evolution of gut microbiota across honeybee species revealed by comparative metagenomics.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Probiotic potential ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
SUMMARYGut microbes provide benefits to some animals, but their distribution and effects across diverse hosts are still poorly described. There is accumulating evidence for host specificity (i.e., a pattern where different microbes tend to associate with distinct host lineages), but the causes and consequences of this pattern are unclear. Combining experimental tests in the laboratory with broad surveys in the wild is a promising approach to gaining a comprehensive and mechanistic understanding of host specificity prevalence, origin, and importance. Social bees represent an ideal testbed for this endeavor because they are phylogenetically and functionally diverse, with host-specific, stable, and tractable gut microbiota. Furthermore, the western honeybee (
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