Irene L. G. Newton

The paper uses longitudinal metagenomics to show rapid, convergent evolution in honey bee worker microbiomes despite ecological stability.

This study identifies the conserved two-component system ChvGI as essential for the honey bee symbiont Bombella apis to survive in harsh host environments and regulate key bacterial behaviors.

The paper investigates how bacterial secreted products in stingless bee larvae inhibit harmful fungi while supporting beneficial yeast, revealing mechanisms like acidification and non-canonical metabolites.

This paper shows a bacterial consortium degrades PET plastic through ancestral hydrocarbon metabolism and division of labor, not specialized PET pathways.

The study identifies host factors involved in SINV replication and suggests Wolbachia may interfere with these factors through cytoskeletal interactions.

This paper identifies two Wolbachia ankyrin repeat proteins that interact with specific host proteins in Drosophila, revealing their role in infection and toxicity.

The paper investigates the drivers of stingless bee microbiome assembly, revealing spatial segregation and cross-kingdom interactions that maintain the brood microbiome.

The paper identifies phages and plasmids in Bombella apis symbionts across colonies, revealing MGE diversity and potential horizontal gene transfer from acetic acid bacteria.

This study identifies the metabolic capabilities of the dung beetle microbiome in compensating for dietary limitations by synthesizing amino acids and breaking down plant polysaccharides.

This study shows Wolbachia supports Drosophila development and buffers against nutritional stress by altering metabolism and gene expression.

The paper analyzes CRISPR-Cas system variation in Bombella apis strains and identifies spacer interactions with mobile elements across honey bee microbiome members.

The paper shows that mobile genetic elements in honey bee gut microbiomes show increased sequence diversity with broader host range.

This study analyzes the honey bee queen microbiome using metagenomics, revealing low bacterial diversity and the presence of Caudoviricetes phages.

The paper examines RNA virus communities in wild and managed bees, finding specific virus associations with host species and evidence of isolation-by-distance in viral populations.

The paper identifies a false positive in m5C detection by Tombo in GCU motifs across diverse RNA samples, suggesting published findings should be re-evaluated.

The paper identifies genomic changes in an acetic acid bacterium associated with honey bee queens compared to nectar-associated microbes.

The paper shows Wolbachia increases recombination in infected insect lineages in a dose-dependent manner, while another symbiont, Spiroplasma, does not.

The paper investigates quorum sensing in honey bee-associated microbes, showing AI-2 production and its effect on biofilm formation.