High temperatures augment inhibition of parasites by a honey bee gut symbiont

• Published in: Applied and environmental microbiology Vol. 89; no. 10; p. e0102323
• Main Authors: Palmer-Young, Evan C., Markowitz, Lindsey M., Huang, Wei-Fone, Evans, Jay D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 31.10.2023
• Subjects: Acceleration; Acid production; Animals; Antiparasitic agents; Antiparasitic Agents - metabolism; Antiparasitic Agents - pharmacology; Apis mellifera; Bacteria - metabolism; Bees; Body temperature; Circadian rhythms; Gastrointestinal Microbiome - physiology; Heat resistance; Heat tolerance; High temperature; Honey; Interspecific relationships; Intestinal microflora; Invertebrate Microbiology; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus - metabolism; Mammals; Microbial activity; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Ontogeny; Parasite resistance; Parasites; Parasitic diseases; Symbionts; Symbiosis; Temperature; Temperature effects; Thermoregulation; Trypanosomatidae; infectious disease ecology; metabolic theory of ecology; lactic acid bacteria; microbiome; thermal performance curve; thermoregulation

Temperature affects growth, metabolism, and interspecific interactions in microbial communities. Within animal hosts, gut bacterial symbionts can provide resistance to parasitic infections. Both infection and populations of symbionts can be shaped by the host body temperature. However, the effects o...