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Brendon M Mott
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
Biological Science Lab Technician (Molecular Biology)

Phone: (520) 647-9267
Fax: (520) 670-6493

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Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
A longitudinal field study of commercial honey bees shows that non-native probiotics do not rescue antibiotic treatment, and are generally not beneficial Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Allen, N., Copeland, D.C., Kortenkamp, O., Erickson, R.J., Mott, B.M., Oliver, E. 2024. A longitudinal field study of commercial honey bees shows that non-native probiotics do not rescue antibiotic treatment, and are generally not beneficial. Scientific Reports. 14. Article 1954. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52118-z.
Ecology of pollen storage in honey bees: Sugar tolerant yeast and the aerobic social microbiota Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Mott, B.M. 2023. Ecology of pollen storage in honey bees: Sugar tolerant yeast and the aerobic social microbiota. Insects. 14(3). Article 265. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030265.
A high-throughput sequencing survey characterizing European foulbrood disease and Varroosis in honey bees Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Copeland, D.C., Erickson, R.J., Floyd, A., Maes, P., Mott, B.M. 2023. A high-throughput sequencing survey characterizing European foulbrood disease and Varroosis in honey bees. Scientific Reports. 13. Article 1162. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28085-2.
Changes in gut microbiota and metabolism associated with phenotypic plasticity in the honey bee Apis mellifera Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Copeland, D.C., Maes, P., Mott, B.M., Anderson, K.E. 2022. Changes in gut microbiota and metabolism associated with phenotypic plasticity in the honey bee Apis mellifera. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. Article 1059001. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1059001.
Early queen development in honey bees: Social context and queen breeder source affect gut microbiota and associated metabolism Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Copeland, D.C., Anderson, K.E., Mott, B.M. 2022. Early queen development in honey bees: Social context and queen breeder source affect gut microbiota and associated metabolism. Microbiology Spectrum. Article 00383-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.00383-22.
Social Interaction is Unnecessary for Hindgut Microbiome Transmission in Honey Bees: The Effect of Diet and Social Exposure on Tissue-Specific Microbiome Assembly Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Ricigliano, V.A., Copeland, D., Mott, B.M., Maes, P. 2022. Social Interaction is Unnecessary for Hindgut Microbiome Transmission in Honey Bees: The Effect of Diet and Social Exposure on Tissue-Specific Microbiome Assembly. Microbial Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-022-02025-5.
Overwintering honey bee colonies: Effect of worker age and climate on the Hindgut Microbiota Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Maes, P., Floyd, A., Mott, B.M., Anderson, K.E. 2021. Overwintering honey bee colonies: Effect of worker age and climate on the Hindgut Microbiota. Insects. 121(3):224. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030224.
Overwintering honey bee colonies: Effect of worker age and climate on the Hindgut Microbiota Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Maes, P., Floyd, A., Mott, B.M., Anderson, K.E. 2021. Overwintering honey bee colonies: Effect of worker age and climate on the Hindgut Microbiota. Insects. 12(3). Article 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030224.
Microbial ecology of European foul brood disease in the honey bee (Apis mellifera): towards a microbiome understanding of disease susceptibility Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Floyd, A.S., Mott, B.M., Maes, P., Copeland, D., McFrederick, Q., Anderson, K.E. 2020. Microbial ecology of European foul brood disease in the honey bee (Apis mellifera): towards a microbiome understanding of disease susceptibility. Insects. 11(9):555. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090555.
Propolis envelope promotes beneficial bacteria in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) mouthpart microbiome Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dalenberg, H., Maes, P., Mott, B.M., Anderson, K.E., Spivak, M. 2020. Propolis envelope promotes beneficial bacteria in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) mouthpart microbiome. Insects. 11(7):453. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11070453.
Honey bee colony performance and health are enhanced by apiary proximity to US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Mott, B.M., Maes, P., Floyd, A.S., Fitz, W., Copeland, D.C., Meikle, W.G., Anderson, K.E. 2019. Honey bee colony performance and health are enhanced by apiary proximity to US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands. Scientific Reports. 9:4894. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41281-3.
Honey bees overwintering in a southern climate: longitudinal effects of diet and queen age on colony-level molecular physiology and performance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Mott, B.M., Floyd, A.S., Copeland, D.C., Carroll, M.J., Anderson, K.E. 2018. Honey bees overwintering in a southern climate: longitudinal effects of diet and queen age on colony-level molecular physiology and performance. Scientific Reports. https://doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28732-z.
The queen's gut refines with age: longevity phenotypes in a social insect model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
The impact of pollen consumption on honey bee digestive physiology and carbohydrate metabolism Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Fitz, W., Copeland, D.C., Mott, B.M., Maes, P., Floyd, A.S., Dockstader, A., Anderson, K.E. 2017. The impact of pollen consumption on honey bee digestive physiology and carbohydrate metabolism. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21406.
Internal hive temperature as a means of monitoring honey bee colony health in a migratory beekeeping operation before and during winter - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meikle, W.G., Weiss, M., Maes, P., Fitz, W., Sheehan, T.H., Snyder, L.A., Mott, B.M., Anderson, K.E. 2017. Internal hive temperature as a means of monitoring honey bee colony health in a migratory beekeeping operation before and during winter. Apidologie. 48:666-680. https://doi: 10.1007/s13592-017-0512-8.
Diet-related gut bacterial dysbiosis correlates with impaired development and increased mortality in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Maes, P., Rodrigues, P., Oliver, R., Mott, B.M., Anderson, K.E. 2016. Diet-related gut bacterial dysbiosis correlates with impaired development and increased mortality in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Molecular Ecology. 25(21):5439-5450. doi: 10.1111/mec.13862.
Parasaccharibacter apium, gen. nov., sp. nov., improves honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) resistance to Nosema - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Corby-Harris, V.L., Snyder, L.A., Meador, C.A., Naldo, R., Mott, B.M., Anderson, K.E. 2016. Parasaccharibacter apium, gen. nov., sp. nov., improves honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) resistance to Nosema. Journal of Economic Entomology. doi: 10.1093/jee/tow012.
Ecological succession in the honey bee gut: Shift in Lactobacillus strain dominance during early adult development - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Rodrigues, P.A., Mott, B.M., Maes, P.M., Corby-Harris, V.L. 2015. Ecological succession in the honey bee gut: Shift in Lactobacillus strain dominance during early adult development. Microbial Ecology. 62:121–133. doi: 10.1007/s00248-015-0716-2
Phylogeography of Pogonomyrmex barbatus and P. rugosus harvester ants with genetic and environmental caste determination - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Mott, B.M., Gadau, J., Anderson, K.E. 2015. Phylogeography of Pogonomyrmex barbatus and P. rugosus harvester ants with genetic and environmental caste determination. Ecology and Evolution. 5(14):2798-2826. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1507
Hive-stored pollen of honey bees: many lines of evidence are consistent with pollen preservation, not nutrient conversion Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Carroll, M.J., Sheehan, T.H., Mott, B.M., Maes, P., Corby-Harris, V.L. 2014. Hive-stored pollen of honey bees: many lines of evidence are consistent with pollen preservation, not nutrient conversion. Molecular Ecology. doi: 10.1111/mec.12966.
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) intracolonial genetic diversity influences worker nutritional status - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Eckholm, B.J., Huang, M.H., Anderson, K.E., Mott, B.M., Hoffman, G.D. 2014. Honey bee (Apis mellifera) intracolonial genetic diversity influences worker nutritional status. Apidologie. doi: 10.1007/s13592-014-0311-4.
Draft genome sequences of two Bifidobacterium sp. from the honey bee (Apis mellifera) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Johansson, A., Sheehan, T.H., Mott, B.M., Corby-Harris, V.L., Johnstone, L., Sprissler, R., Fitz, W. 2013. Draft genome sequences of two Bifidobacterium sp. from the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Gut Pathogens. 5:42. DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-5-42.
Microbial ecology of the hive and pollination landscape: Bacterial associates from floral nectar, the alimentary tract and stored food of honey bees (Apis mellifera) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Sheehan, T.H., Mott, B.M., Maes, P.W., Snyder, L.A., Schwan, M.R., Walton, A., Jones, B., Corby-Harris, V.L. 2013. Microbial ecology of the hive and pollination landscape: Bacterial associates from floral nectar, the alimentary tract and stored food of honey bees (Apis mellifera). PLoS One. 8(12):e83125. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083125.
Highly similar microbial communities are shared among related and trophically similar ant species - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Russell, J.A., Moreau, C.S., Kautz, S., Sullam, K.E., Hu, Y., Basinger, U., Mott, B.M., Buck, N., Wheeler, D. 2012. Highly similar microbial communities are shared among related and trophically similar ant species. Molecular Ecology. 21: 2282-2296.