Current Opinion in Insect Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
65, С. 101233 - 101233
Опубликована: Июль 15, 2024
Social
insects
exhibit
a
high
degree
of
intraspecific
behavioral
variation.
Moreover,
they
often
harbor
specialized
microbial
communities
in
their
gut.
Recent
studies
suggest
that
these
two
characteristics
social
are
interlinked:
insect
phenotypes
affect
gut
microbiota
composition,
partly
through
exposure
to
different
environments
and
diet,
return,
the
has
been
shown
influence
behavior.
Here,
we
discuss
bidirectional
relationship
existing
between
variation
composition
insects.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
25(7), С. 3739 - 3739
Опубликована: Март 27, 2024
The
bee
gut
microbiota
plays
an
important
role
in
the
services
bees
pay
to
environment,
humans
and
animals.
Alongside,
gut-associated
microorganisms
are
vehiculated
between
apparently
remote
habitats,
promoting
microbial
heterogeneity
of
visited
microcosms
transfer
genetic
elements.
To
date,
no
metaproteomics
studies
dealing
with
functional
available.
Here,
we
employ
a
approach
explore
fraction
bacterial,
fungal,
unicellular
parasites
inhabiting
gut.
bacterial
community
portrays
dynamic
composition,
accounting
for
specimens
human
animal
concern.
Their
features
highlight
vehiculation
virulence
antimicrobial
resistance
traits.
fungal
parasite
fractions
include
environment-
animal-related
specimens,
whose
metabolic
activities
support
spatial
spreading
features.
Host
proteome
depicts
major
physiological
activities,
supporting
strategy
simultaneous
study
multiple
their
host-crosstalks.
Altogether,
present
provides
better
definition
structure
function
microbiota,
highlighting
its
impact
variety
strategies
aimed
at
improving/overcoming
several
current
hot
topic
issues
such
as
resistance,
environmental
pollution
promotion
health.
Insect Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
31(3), С. 911 - 926
Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2023
Abstract
Bumblebees
are
important
pollinators
in
agricultural
ecosystems,
but
their
abundance
is
declining
globally.
There
an
urgent
need
to
protect
bumblebee
health
and
pollination
services.
possess
specialized
gut
microbiota
with
potential
be
used
as
probiotics
help
defend
at‐risk
populations.
However,
evidence
for
probiotic
benefits
on
bumblebees
lacking.
Here,
we
evaluated
how
supplementation
Lactobacillus
melliventris
isolated
from
affected
the
colony
development
of
Bombus
terrestris
.
This
native
strain
colonized
robustly
persisted
long‐term
bumblebees,
leading
a
significantly
higher
quality
offspring.
Subsequently,
tyrosine
pathway
was
upregulated
brain
fat
body,
while
Wnt
mTOR
pathways
were
downregulated.
Notably,
field
experiment
greenhouse
revealed
L.
led
2.5‐fold
increase
survival
rate
more
than
10%
number
flowers
visited,
indicating
better
condition
ability
conditions.
Our
study
represents
first
screening
use
member,
,
strains
hive
supplement
breeding,
which
may
practical
approach
improve
immunity
health.
Journal of Insect Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
23(6)
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2023
Managed
honey
bee
(Hymenoptera:
Apidae:
Apis
mellifera
Linnaeus)
hives
require
frequent
human
inputs
to
maintain
colony
health
and
productivity.
A
variety
of
plant
natural
products
(PNPs)
are
delivered
via
feeding
control
diseases
reduce
the
use
synthetic
chemical
treatments.
However,
despite
their
prevalent
in
beekeeping,
there
is
limited
information
regarding
impact
ingested
PNPs
on
health.
Here,
we
tested
effects
different
essential
oils
propolis
extracts
life
span,
nutrient
assimilation,
xenobiotic
detoxification,
gut
microbiota
abundance.
Brazilian
extract
lengthened
worker
while
other
(Louisiana
extract,
lemongrass
oil,
spearmint
thyme
oil)
exerted
variable
dose-dependent
span.
Vitellogenin
(vg)
gene
expression
was
reduced
by
at
high
doses.
Expression
CYP6AS1,
a
detoxification-related
gene,
low
doses
oil.
The
abundances
8
core
taxa
were
largely
unaffected
host
consumption
PNPs.
Our
results
suggest
that
addition
propolis's
structural
immunomodulatory
roles
colony,
it
may
also
exert
beneficial
when
ingested.
Thyme
commonly
used
hive
treatment,
toxic
field-realistic
dosages,
its
as
feed
additive
should
be
viewed
with
caution
until
more
thoroughly
investigated.
We
conclude
extracts,
oil
generally
safe
for
consumption,
some
apparent
health-promoting
effects.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Июль 12, 2024
Objective
Parkinson’s
disease
(PD)
is
possibly
caused
by
genetic
factors,
environmental
and
gut
microbiota
dysbiosis.
This
study
aims
to
explore
whether
the
contributes
behavior
abnormalities
of
PD.
Methods
We
transplanted
from
patients
with
PD
or
healthy
controls
(HC)
into
microbiota-free
honeybees.
also
established
two
more
groups,
namely
rotenone
(ROT)
group,
in
which
PD-like
symptoms
honeybees
were
induced
rotenone,
conventional
(CV)
colonized
microbiota.
The
climbing
assay
was
performed
assess
motor
capabilities
Histopathological
examination
conducted
evaluate
integrity
mucosa.
Tyrosine
hydroxylase
(TH)
gene
expression
levels
dopamine
(DA)
concentrations
brain
examined.
Additionally,
metagenomics
full-length
16S
rRNA
analyses
identify
alterations
profiles,
both
Results
Honeybees
ROT
groups
exhibited
slower
speeds,
downregulated
TH
expression,
impaired
barriers.
Both
HC
successfully
harbored
a
portion
corresponding
human
donors,
differences
microbial
composition
identified.
Morganella
morganii
Erysipelatoclostridium
ramosum
significantly
increased
relative
abundance
while
Dorea
longicatena
,
Collinsella
aerofaciens
Lactococcus
garvieae
Holdemanella
biformis
Gemmiger
formicilis
Blautia
obeum
showed
group.
Functional
predictions
communities
group
indicated
an
synthesis
hydrogen
sulfide
methane.
Conclusion
A
novel
model
patients.
linked
PD-related
behaviors
altered
microbiota,
highlighting
potential
microbiota-brain
axis
involvement
pathogenesis.
previously
unrecognized
associations
pathways
related
methane
have
been
suggested
as
contributors
development
PD,
our
research
further
supports
this
hypothesis.
Current Opinion in Insect Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
65, С. 101233 - 101233
Опубликована: Июль 15, 2024
Social
insects
exhibit
a
high
degree
of
intraspecific
behavioral
variation.
Moreover,
they
often
harbor
specialized
microbial
communities
in
their
gut.
Recent
studies
suggest
that
these
two
characteristics
social
are
interlinked:
insect
phenotypes
affect
gut
microbiota
composition,
partly
through
exposure
to
different
environments
and
diet,
return,
the
has
been
shown
influence
behavior.
Here,
we
discuss
bidirectional
relationship
existing
between
variation
composition
insects.
