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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.)

The honey bee "hive" microbiota: Meta-analysis reveals a native and aerobic microbiota prevalent throughout the social resource niche Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Copeland, D.C. 2024. The honey bee "hive" microbiota: Meta-analysis reveals a native and aerobic microbiota prevalent throughout the social resource niche. Frontiers in Bee Science. 2. Article 1410331. https://doi.org/10.3389/frbee.2024.1410331.

A longitudinal study of queen health in honey bees reveals tissue specific response to seasonal changes and pathogen pressure Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Copeland, D.C., Ricigliano, V.A., Mott, B.M., Kortenkamp, O.L., Erickson, R.J., Gorrochategui-Ortega, J., Anderson, K.E. 2024. A longitudinal study of queen health in honey bees reveals tissue specific response to seasonal changes and pathogen pressure. Scientific Reports. 14. Article 8963. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58883-1.

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.O., Copeland, D.C., Kortenkamp, O., Erickson, R.J., Mott, B.M., Oliver, R. 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.

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, R. 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. 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.