Honey wasps differ from other wasps in possessing large gut communities dominated by host-restricted bacteria
Jo-anne C. Holley, Alexia N. Martin, Anna T. Pham, Jennifer Schlauch, Nancy A. Moran
The paper compares gut bacterial communities of honey wasps and non-honey feeding wasps, finding honey wasps have distinct, host-restricted bacterial communities acquired via host-switching.
mBio · Oct 3, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology