Biofilm formation as an extra gear for Apilactobacillus kunkeei to counter the threat of agrochemicals in honeybee crop.

ABSTRACT: The alteration of a eubiosis status in honeybees' gut microbiota is directly linked to the occurrence of diseases, and likely to the honeybees decline. Since fructophilic lactobacilli were suggested as symbionts for honeybees, we mechanistically investigated their behaviour under the exposure to agrochemicals (Roundup, Mediator and Reldan containing glyphosate, imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos-methyl as active ingredients respectively) and plant secondary metabolites (nicotine and p-coumaric acid) ingested by honeybees as part of their diet. The effects of exposure to agrochemicals and plant secondary metabolites were assessed both on planktonic cells and sessile communities of three biofilm-forming strains of Apilactobacillus kunkeei. We identified the high sensitivity of A. kunkeei plankton

SUBMITTER: Tlais AZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328740 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature