Dino Lorenzo Sbardellati

Temperate Phage Shape Honey Bee Gut Microbiome Structure and Response to Antibiotic Treatment

This study shows that a temperate phage can both aid Bifidobacterium gut colonization and increase sensitivity to antibiotics in honey bees.

Bee Microbiomes Harbor Diverse Antimicrobial Resistance Genes on Plasmids

This study profiles antimicrobial resistance genes in bee microbiomes, finding higher diversity on plasmids in honey bees compared to bumble bees and different tetracycline resistance mechanisms.

Targeted Viromes and Total Metagenomes Capture Distinct Components of Bee Gut Phage Communities

This study compares total metagenomes and viromes to assess phage communities in bee guts, finding that viromes enrich for phage in honey bees but total metagenomes capture more diverse phage in bumble bees.