The gut microbiota affects the social network of honeybees.

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serval:BIB_185C1F4D6366
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
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Titre
The gut microbiota affects the social network of honeybees.
Périodique
Nature ecology & evolution
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Liberti J., Kay T., Quinn A., Kesner L., Frank E.T., Cabirol A., Richardson T.O., Engel P., Keller L.
ISSN
2397-334X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2397-334X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
10/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
6
Numéro
10
Pages
1471-1479
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The gut microbiota influences animal neurodevelopment and behaviour but has not previously been documented to affect group-level properties of social organisms. Here, we use honeybees to probe the effect of the gut microbiota on host social behaviour. We found that the microbiota increased the rate and specialization of head-to-head interactions between bees. Microbiota colonization was associated with higher abundances of one-third of the metabolites detected in the brain, including amino acids with roles in synaptic transmission and brain energetic function. Some of these metabolites were significant predictors of the number of social interactions. Microbiota colonization also affected brain transcriptional processes related to amino acid metabolism and epigenetic modifications in a brain region involved in sensory perception. These results demonstrate that the gut microbiota modulates the emergent colony social network of honeybees and suggest changes in chromatin accessibility and amino acid biosynthesis as underlying processes.
Mots-clé
Amino Acids, Animals, Bees, Chromatin, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Microbiota, Social Networking
Pubmed
Web of science
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29/08/2022 9:54
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22/10/2022 6:35
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