Audam Chhun

An engineered bacterial symbiont maps micron-scale sugar gradients in the honeybee gut

The paper engineers a bacterial biosensor to map micron-scale arabinose gradients in the honeybee gut, revealing heterogeneous nutrient distribution influenced by co-colonizing microbes.

Host and microbial factors influence bacterial colonization of the honey bee gut

This study investigates how host and microbial factors influence bacterial colonization of the honey bee gut, finding that native strains have higher loads and AMP sensitivity correlates with colonization success.

Engineering a symbiont as a biosensor for the honey bee gut environment

The paper develops a biosensor in the honey bee gut bacterium to detect IPTG exposure through fluorescent protein expression, enabling non-invasive fecal sampling.