Hot and Bothered, Bees Gut Microbiome Shifts Under Thermal Stress and Pathogen Infection.
Jennifer I. Van Wyk, Lauren Beirne, Shelly Bowder, Ellen Campbell, Milo Disharoon, Megan Dreyer, Nate Frolichstein-Appel, Aster Gill, Arreanna Jones-Ducharme, Ananda Kinkaid, Gabriel Broussard Korr, Mav McCabe, Elliot McDowell, Fernando Perez, Rio Villarreal-Mentz, Juliet Johnston
This study examines how thermal stress and pathogen infection affect the gut microbiome of bumble bees, finding significant shifts in microbial composition under these conditions.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2025 · PreprintEcology