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Consequences of a nectar yeast for pollinator preference and performance

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FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY (2017)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Disruption of quercetin metabolism by fungicide affects energy production in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2017)

Article Environmental Sciences

Non-target effects of fungicides on nectar-inhabiting fungi of almond flowers

Robert N. Schaeffer et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS (2017)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Dynamic microbiome evolution in social bees

Waldan K. Kwong et al.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2017)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Specialist nectar-yeasts decline with urbanization in Berlin

Jeannine Wehner et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2017)

Article Microbiology

Fungal Diversity Revisited: 2.2 to 3.8 Million Species

David L. Hawksworth et al.

MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM (2017)

Article Environmental Sciences

Occurrence of moulds from bee pollen in Central Italy - A preliminary study

Simona Nardoni et al.

ANNALS OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE (2016)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Synthesis of bolaform biosurfactants by an engineered Starmerella bombicola yeast

Inge N. A. Van Bogaert et al.

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING (2016)

Article Environmental Sciences

Effects of agricultural fungicides on microorganisms associated with floral nectar: susceptibility assays and field experiments

Jacek Bartlewicz et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2016)

Article Microbiology

Honey Bee Gut Microbiome Is Altered by In-Hive Pesticide Exposures

Madhavi L. Kakumanu et al.

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2016)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Nosema ceranae Infection Promotes Proliferation of Yeasts in Honey Bee Intestines

Aneta A. Ptaszynska et al.

PLOS ONE (2016)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Nectar yeasts of the Metschnikowia clade are highly susceptible to azole antifungals widely used in medicine and agriculture

Sergio Alvarez-Perez et al.

FEMS YEAST RESEARCH (2016)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

A Brazilian Social Bee Must Cultivate Fungus to Survive

Cristiano Menezes et al.

CURRENT BIOLOGY (2015)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Defensive symbioses of animals with prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms

Laura V. Florez et al.

NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS (2015)

Article Microbiology

Zygosaccharomyces favi sp nov., an obligate osmophilic yeast species from bee bread and honey

Neza Cadez et al.

ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2015)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Antimicrobial Properties of Honey

Zafar H. Israili

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THERAPEUTICS (2014)

Article Veterinary Sciences

Fungi infection in honeybee hives in regions affected by Brazilian sac brood

K. M. Keller et al.

ARQUIVO BRASILEIRO DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA E ZOOTECNIA (2014)

Article Ecology

Yeasts in nectar enhance male fitness in a montane perennial herb

Robert N. Schaeffer et al.

ECOLOGY (2014)

Article Microbiology

Metschnikowia drakensbergensis sp nov and Metschnikowia caudata sp nov., endemic yeasts associated with Protea flowers in South Africa

Clara de Vega et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2014)

Article Zoology

Widespread occurrence of honey bee pathogens in solitary bees

Jorgen Ravoet et al.

JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY (2014)

Article Biology

Interactions between fungi and bacteria influence microbial community structure in the Megachile rotundata larval gut

Quinn S. McFrederick et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2014)

Article Biodiversity Conservation

Nectar Inhabiting Yeasts in Virginian Populations of Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae) and Coflowering Species

Annette M. Golonka et al.

AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST (2013)

Article Microbiology

Starmerella neotropicalis f. a., sp nov., a yeast species found in bees and pollen

Heide-Marie Daniel et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2013)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Starmerella caucasica sp nov., a novel anamorphic yeast species isolated from flowers in the Caucasus

Matthias Sipiczki

JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY (2013)

Article Microbiology

Two new species of the genus Candida in the Zygoascus clade, Candida lundiana sp nov and Candida suthepensis sp nov., isolated from raw honey in Thailand

Sujinan Saksinchai et al.

ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2012)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Environment or kin: whence do bees obtain acidophilic bacteria?

Quinn S. McFrederick et al.

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY (2012)

Review Zoology

Chalkbrood disease in honey bees

K. A. Aronstein et al.

JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY (2010)

Article Microbiology

Trichomonascus apis sp nov., a heterothallic yeast species from honeycomb

Gabor Peter et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2009)

Article Entomology

Diet impacts on Melipona flavolineata workers (Apidae, Meliponini)

Luciano Costa et al.

JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH (2009)

Article Entomology

Saprophytic Fungus Collection by Africanized Bees in Brazil

Anna F. H. Modro et al.

NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY (2009)

Article Infectious Diseases

Aspergillus: a primer for the novice

J. W. Bennett

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY (2009)

Review Microbiology

Dimorphism in fungal plant pathogens

Marina Nadal et al.

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS (2008)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Candida ratchasimensis sp nov and Candida khaoyaiensis sp nov., two anamorphic yeast species isolated from flowers in Thailand

Sasitorn Jindamorakot et al.

FEMS YEAST RESEARCH (2008)

Article Microbiology

Candida flosculorum sp nov and Candida floris sp nov., two yeast species associated with tropical flowers

Carlos A. Rosa et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2007)

Article Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Effect of supplementary feeding on honey bee colony

A. Dodologlu et al.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH (2007)

Article Microbiology

Candida gelsemii sp nov., a yeast of the Metschnikowiaceae clade isolated from nectar of the poisonous Carolina jessamine

Jessamyn S. Manson et al.

ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY (2007)

Article Entomology

Effect of a home-made pollen substitute on honey bee colony development

J. van der Steen

JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH (2007)

Article Microbiology

Candida bombiphila sp nov., a new asexual yeast species in the Wickerhamiella clade

M Brysch-Herzberg et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2004)

Article Microbiology

Ecology of yeasts in plant-bumblebee mutualism in Central Europe

M Brysch-Herzberg

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY (2004)

Article Entomology

Examination of 'pollen balls' in nests of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata

TL Pitts-Singer

JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH (2004)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Microflora of the honeybee gastrointestinal tract

M Kacaniova et al.

FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA (2004)

Article Microbiology

Starmerella meliponinorum sp nov., a novel ascomycetous yeast species associated with stingless bees

ACP Teixeira et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2003)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Yeast communities associated with stingless bees

CA Rosa et al.

FEMS YEAST RESEARCH (2003)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

The evolution of fungus-growing termites and their mutualistic fungal symbionts

DK Aanen et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2002)

Article Microbiology

Candida cleridarum, Candida tilneyi and Candida powellii, three new yeast species isolated from insects associated with flowers

MA Lachance et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY (2001)