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Research Project: The Honey Bee Microbiome in Health and Disease

Location: Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

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):265. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14030265.

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. 12(3). Article 224. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12030224.

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.

Reclassification of seven honey bee symbiont strains as Bombella apis Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Smith, E., Anderson, K.E., Corby-Harris, V.L., Mcfrederick, Q., Newton, I. 2020. Reclassification of seven honey bee symbiont strains as Bombella apis. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.06.081802.