The Bee Microbiome: Impact on Bee Health and Model for Evolution and Ecology of Host-Microbe Interactions
Author
Engel, Philipp; Kwong, Waldan K.; McFrederick, Quinn; Anderson, Kirk E.; Barribeau, Seth M.; Chandler, James; Cornman, R. Scott; Dainat, Jacques; De Miranda, Joachim R.; Doublet, Vincent; Emery, Olivier; Evans, Jay D.; Farinelli, Laurent; Flenniken, Michelle L.; Granberg, Fredrik; Grasis, Juris A.; Gauthier, Laurent; Hayer, Juliette; Koch, Hauke; Kocher, Sarah; Martinson, Vincent G.; Moran, Nancy; Munoz-Torres, Monica; Newton, Irene; Paxton, Robert J.; Powell, Eli; Sadd, Ben M.; Schmid-Hempel, Paul; Schmid-Hempel, Regula; Jin Song, Se; Schwarz, Ryan S.; VanEngelsdorp, Dennis; Dainat, Benjamin
Abstract
As pollinators, bees are cornerstones for terrestrial ecosystem stability and key components in agricultural productivity. All animals, including bees, are associated with a diverse community of microbes, commonly referred to as the microbiome. The bee microbiome is likely to be a crucial factor affecting host health. However, with the exception of a few pathogens,
the impacts of most members of the bee microbiome on host health are poorly understood. Further, the evolutionary and ecological forces that shape and change the microbiome are unclear. Here, we discuss recent progress in our understanding of the
bee microbiome, and we present challenges associated with its investigation. We conclude that global coordination of research
efforts is needed to fully understand the complex and highly dynamic nature of the interplay between the bee microbiome, its
host, and the environment. High-throughput sequencing technologies are ideal for exploring complex biological systems, including host-microbe interactions. To maximize their value and to improve assessment of the factors affecting bee health, sequence data should be archived, curated, and analyzed in ways that promote the synthesis of different studies. To this end, the
BeeBiome consortium aims to develop an online database which would provide reference sequences, archive metadata, and host
analytical resources. The goal would be to support applied and fundamental research on bees and their associated microbes and
to provide a collaborative framework for sharing primary data from different research programs, thus furthering our understanding of the bee microbiome and its impact on pollinator health.
Date
2016
Citation:
APA:
Engel, Philipp, & Kwong, Waldan K., & McFrederick, Quinn, & Anderson, Kirk E., & Barribeau, Seth M., & Chandler, James, & Cornman, R. Scott, & Dainat, Jacques, & De Miranda, Joachim R., & Doublet, Vincent, & Emery, Olivier, & Evans, Jay D., & Farinelli, Laurent, & Flenniken, Michelle L., & Granberg, Fredrik, & Grasis, Juris A., & Gauthier, Laurent, & Hayer, Juliette, & Koch, Hauke, & Kocher, Sarah, & Martinson, Vincent G., & Moran, Nancy, & Munoz-Torres, Monica, & Newton, Irene, & Paxton, Robert J., & Powell, Eli, & Sadd, Ben M., & Schmid-Hempel, Paul, & Schmid-Hempel, Regula, & Jin Song, Se, & Schwarz, Ryan S., & VanEngelsdorp, Dennis, & Dainat, Benjamin. (January 2016).
The Bee Microbiome: Impact on Bee Health and Model for Evolution and Ecology of Host-Microbe Interactions.
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MLA:
Engel, Philipp, and Kwong, Waldan K., and McFrederick, Quinn, and Anderson, Kirk E., and Barribeau, Seth M., and Chandler, James, and Cornman, R. Scott, and Dainat, Jacques, and De Miranda, Joachim R., and Doublet, Vincent, and Emery, Olivier, and Evans, Jay D., and Farinelli, Laurent, and Flenniken, Michelle L., and Granberg, Fredrik, and Grasis, Juris A., and Gauthier, Laurent, and Hayer, Juliette, and Koch, Hauke, and Kocher, Sarah, and Martinson, Vincent G., and Moran, Nancy, and Munoz-Torres, Monica, and Newton, Irene, and Paxton, Robert J., and Powell, Eli, and Sadd, Ben M., and Schmid-Hempel, Paul, and Schmid-Hempel, Regula, and Jin Song, Se, and Schwarz, Ryan S., and VanEngelsdorp, Dennis, and Dainat, Benjamin.
"The Bee Microbiome: Impact on Bee Health and Model for Evolution and Ecology of Host-Microbe Interactions". .
. (),
January 2016.
September 29, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8023.
Chicago:
Engel, Philipp and Kwong, Waldan K. and McFrederick, Quinn and Anderson, Kirk E. and Barribeau, Seth M. and Chandler, James and Cornman, R. Scott and Dainat, Jacques and De Miranda, Joachim R. and Doublet, Vincent and Emery, Olivier and Evans, Jay D. and Farinelli, Laurent and Flenniken, Michelle L. and Granberg, Fredrik and Grasis, Juris A. and Gauthier, Laurent and Hayer, Juliette and Koch, Hauke and Kocher, Sarah and Martinson, Vincent G. and Moran, Nancy and Munoz-Torres, Monica and Newton, Irene and Paxton, Robert J. and Powell, Eli and Sadd, Ben M. and Schmid-Hempel, Paul and Schmid-Hempel, Regula and Jin Song, Se and Schwarz, Ryan S. and VanEngelsdorp, Dennis and Dainat, Benjamin,
"The Bee Microbiome: Impact on Bee Health and Model for Evolution and Ecology of Host-Microbe Interactions," , no.
(January 2016),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8023 (accessed
September 29, 2023).
AMA:
Engel, Philipp, Kwong, Waldan K., McFrederick, Quinn, Anderson, Kirk E., Barribeau, Seth M., Chandler, James, Cornman, R. Scott, Dainat, Jacques, De Miranda, Joachim R., Doublet, Vincent, Emery, Olivier, Evans, Jay D., Farinelli, Laurent, Flenniken, Michelle L., Granberg, Fredrik, Grasis, Juris A., Gauthier, Laurent, Hayer, Juliette, Koch, Hauke, Kocher, Sarah, Martinson, Vincent G., Moran, Nancy, Munoz-Torres, Monica, Newton, Irene, Paxton, Robert J., Powell, Eli, Sadd, Ben M., Schmid-Hempel, Paul, Schmid-Hempel, Regula, Jin Song, Se, Schwarz, Ryan S., VanEngelsdorp, Dennis, Dainat, Benjamin.
The Bee Microbiome: Impact on Bee Health and Model for Evolution and Ecology of Host-Microbe Interactions. .
January 2016;
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.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/8023. Accessed
September 29, 2023.
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