Competition between co-localized gut symbionts underlies inter-individual variation in the honeybee gut microbiota
Gonçalo Santos-Matos, Jérôme Benedetti, Malick Ndiaye, Jana Počuča, Estelle Pignon, Shrihari Negi, Ryo Miyazaki, Yolanda Schaerli, Macarena Marín, Philipp Engel
The paper investigates competition between gut symbionts in honeybees, showing that spatial niche competition and bacterial factors influence microbiota variation.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology