Gut microbiota as a modulator of circadian neural development in the honey bee model.
Yılmaz Berk Koru, Katharina Beer, Angelo Alberto Ruggieri, Josué A. Rodríguez-Cordero, Evelyn Aviles-Rios, Maya Anderson, Esteban Andres Citron-Rodriguez, Airined Montes-Mercado, Hector De Jesús‐Cortés, Manuel A. Giannoni‐Guzmán, Eddie Pérez Claudio, Emma C. Courtney, Cristina Lee Andujar-Sierra, Abigail Strubbe-Nieves, Yarira Ortiz‐Alvarado, , José L. Agosto
This study shows that early-life gut microbiota disruption affects circadian rhythm development in honey bees by altering clock neuron maturation and hormone expression.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience