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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Meio Ambiente.
Data corrente: | 30/12/2020
Data da última atualização: | 30/12/2020
Autoria: | PAULA, G. T. de; MENEZES, C.; PUPO, M. T.; ROSA, C. A.
Afiliação: | GABRIELA TONINATO DE PAULA, FCFRP-USP; CRISTIANO MENEZES, CNPMA; MÔNICA TALLARICO PUPO, FCFRP-USP; CARLOS AUGUSTO ROSA, UFMG.
Título: | Stingless bees and microbial interactions.
Ano de publicação: | 2021
Fonte/Imprenta: | Current Opinion in Insect Science, v. 44, p. 41-47, 2021.
ISSN: | 2214-5745
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.11.006
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Abstract: Stingless bees (Meliponini) are a monophyletic group of eusocial insects inhabiting tropical and subtropical regions. These insects represent the most abundant and diversified group of corbiculate bees. Meliponini mostly rely on fermentation by symbiont microbes to preserve honey and transform pollen in stored food. Bee nests harbor diverse microbiota that includes bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, and viruses. These microorganisms may interact with the bees through symbiotic relationships, or they may act as food for the insects, or produce biomolecules that aid in the biotransformation of bee products, such as honey and bee bread. Certain microbial species can also produce antimicrobial compounds that inhibit opportunistic bee pathogens.
Palavras-Chave: | Interações microbiais; Microbial interactions.
Thesagro: | Abelha Brasileira; Ecologia Animal; Microrganismo.
Thesaurus Nal: | Honey bee brood; Microbial communities; Stingless bees.
Categoria do assunto: | S Ciências Biológicas
Registro original: | Embrapa Meio Ambiente (CNPMA)
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