Foraging on host synthesized metabolites enables the bacterial symbiont Snodgrassella alvi to colonize the honey bee gut
A. Quinn, Y. El Chazli, S. Escrig, J. Daraspe, N. Neuschwander, A. McNally, C. Genoud, A. Meibom, P. Engel
This study shows that Snodgrassella alvi, a honey bee gut symbiont, relies on host-derived organic acids and modulates tryptophan metabolism to colonize the gut.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology