The Bee Microbiome Impact on Bee Health and Model for Evolution and Ecology of Host-Microbe Interactions

• Published in: mBio Vol. 7; no. 2
• Main Authors: Engel, Philipp, Kwong, Waldan K., McFrederick, Quinn, Anderson, Kirk E., Barribeau, Seth Michael, Chandler, James Angus, Cornman, R. Scott, Dainat, Jacques, de Miranda, Joachim R., Doublet, Vincent, Emery, Olivier, Evans, Jay D., Farinelli, Laurent, Flenniken, Michelle L., Granberg, Fredrik, Grasis, Juris A., Gauthier, Laurent, Hayer, Juliette, Koch, Hauke, Kocher, Sarah, Martinson, Vincent G., Moran, Nancy, Munoz-Torres, Monica, Newton, Irene, Paxton, Robert J., Powell, Eli, Sadd, Ben M., Schmid-Hempel, Paul, Schmid-Hempel, Regula, Song, Se Jin, Schwarz, Ryan S., vanengelsdorp, Dennis, Dainat, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016

As pollinators, bees are cornerstones for terrestrial ecosystem stability and key components in agricultural productivity. All animals, including bees, are associated with a diverse community of microbes, commonly referred to as the micro biome. The bee micro biome is likely to be a crucial factor a...