Colonization of Honey Bee Digestive Tracts by Environmental Yeast Lachancea thermotolerans Is Naturally Occurring, Temperature Dependent, and Impacts the Microbiome of Newly Emerged Bees
Kogan H, Elikan A, Glaser K, Bergmann J, Raymond L, Prado-Irwin S, Snow J. Colonization of Honey Bee Digestive Tracts by Environmental Yeast Lachancea thermotolerans Is Naturally Occurring, Temperature Dependent, and Impacts the Microbiome of Newly Emerged Bees. Microbiology Spectrum 2023, 11: e05194-22. PMID: 36790179, PMCID: PMC10100982, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05194-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHoney bee healthBee healthHoney beesYeast Lachancea thermotoleransHoney bee midgutLachancea thermotoleransEnvironmental yeastHoney bee diseasesHoney bee coloniesDigestive tractAssociation of fungiAgricultural pollinationBee midgutCritical pollinatorsBee diseasesYeast speciesFungal speciesYoung beesColony temperatureBeesYeastEnvironmental stressorsMicrobial attackL. thermotoleransEcological settings