Cooperative host-microbe metabolism of a plant toxin in bees
E. Motta, A. Gage, T. E. Smith, K. J. Blake, W. K. Kwong, I. M. Riddington, N. Moran
This study shows that bees and their gut microbiota cooperatively metabolize amygdalin, a plant toxin, with microbiota facilitating full degradation into hydrogen cyanide.
bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2022 · PreprintEcology