The use of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) as biological monitors for pathogenic bacteria and antimicrobial resistance: A systematic review

Resci, Ilaria; Cilia, Giovanni

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122120

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“…A steadily growing bench of evidence supports the role of bees in the One Health context. Bees contribute to the pollination of around 70% of the world's flowering plants, including crops for human food production, with a strong economic impact, among others [16][17][18][19]. Bees structurally modify the surrounding environments by excavating tunnels and constructing nests and hives.…”

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The Bee Gut Microbiota: Bridging Infective Agents Potential in the One Health Context

Tilocca,

Greco,

Piras

et al. 2024

IJMS

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The bee gut microbiota plays an important role in the services the bees pay to the environment, humans and animals. Alongside, gut-associated microorganisms are vehiculated between apparently remote habitats, promoting microbial heterogeneity of the visited microcosms and the transfer of the microbial genetic elements. To date, no metaproteomics studies dealing with the functional bee microbiota are available. Here, we employ a metaproteomics approach to explore a fraction of the bacterial, fungal, and unicellular parasites inhabiting the bee gut. The bacterial community portrays a dynamic composition, accounting for specimens of human and animal concern. Their functional features highlight the vehiculation of virulence and antimicrobial resistance traits. The fungal and unicellular parasite fractions include environment- and animal-related specimens, whose metabolic activities support the spatial spreading of functional features. Host proteome depicts the major bee physiological activities, supporting the metaproteomics strategy for the simultaneous study of multiple microbial specimens and their host-crosstalks. Altogether, the present study provides a better definition of the structure and function of the bee gut microbiota, highlighting its impact in a variety of strategies aimed at improving/overcoming several current hot topic issues such as antimicrobial resistance, environmental pollution and the promotion of environmental health.

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confidence: 99%