New Research: Tetracycline Exposure Alters Key Gut Microbiota in Africanized Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata x spp.): Honey bees play a critical role in ecosystem health, biodiversity maintenance, and crop yield. Antimicrobials, such as… https://t.co
Check out the work of OSU/@UFPB/#GOHi scholar @kilmer_oliver on honey bee gut microbiota. Tetracyclines are widely used in animal and plant agriculture but the residues of these antimicrobials could have unintended effects on pollinators. #OneHealth
Decreased abundances of critical honey bee microbiota (e.g. Snodgrassella, Giamella) following tetracycline exposure could impact nutrient metabolism & pathogen defense. See @kilmer_oliver’s recently accepted paper: https://t.co/yEZohWpVMq @UFPBoficial