Symbionts as Major Modulators of Insect Health: Lactic Acid Bacteria and Honeybees

Alejandra Vásquez; Eva Forsgren; Ingemar Fries; Robert J. Paxton; Emilie Flaberg; Laszlo Szekely; Tobias C. Olofsson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033188

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Symbionts as Major Modulators of Insect Health: Lactic Acid Bacteria and Honeybees

Alejandra Vásquez ,

* E-mail: Alejandra.Vasquez@med.lu.se (AV); Tobias.Olofsson@med.lu.se (TO)

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
⨯
Eva Forsgren,

Affiliation Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
⨯
Ingemar Fries,

Affiliation Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
⨯
Robert J. Paxton,

Affiliations School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, Institute for Biology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
⨯
Emilie Flaberg,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
⨯
Laszlo Szekely,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
⨯
Tobias C. Olofsson

Contributed equally to this work with: Tobias C. Olofsson

* E-mail: Alejandra.Vasquez@med.lu.se (AV); Tobias.Olofsson@med.lu.se (TO)

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
⨯

Symbionts as Major Modulators of Insect Health: Lactic Acid Bacteria and Honeybees

Alejandra Vásquez,
Eva Forsgren,
Ingemar Fries,
Robert J. Paxton,
Emilie Flaberg,
Laszlo Szekely,
Tobias C. Olofsson

Published: March 12, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033188

Reader Comments

Post a new comment on this article

Figures 2 and 3 - the use of species-specific probes

Posted by irnewton on 20 Mar 2012 at 15:22 GMT

These two figures are great because they are, to my knowledge, the first high-resolution images of microbial biofilms associated with the bee crop. In order to determine if these organisms are truly "Lactobacillus" species, it would be necessary to perform an "in situ" hybridization using species specific probes.

No competing interests declared.

RE: Figures 2 and 3 - the use of species-specific probes

ACVM replied to irnewton on 20 Mar 2012 at 18:44 GMT

thank you, and I agree of course.

No competing interests declared.

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Honey bees
Is the Subject Area "Honey bees" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Crops
Is the Subject Area "Crops" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Gut bacteria
Is the Subject Area "Gut bacteria" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Honey
Is the Subject Area "Honey" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Larvae
Is the Subject Area "Larvae" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Flowers
Is the Subject Area "Flowers" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Pollen
Is the Subject Area "Pollen" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Food
Is the Subject Area "Food" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.

Symbionts as Major Modulators of Insect Health: Lactic Acid Bacteria and Honeybees

Symbionts as Major Modulators of Insect Health: Lactic Acid Bacteria and Honeybees

Reader Comments

Post Your Discussion Comment

Why should this posting be reviewed?

Thank You!

Figures 2 and 3 - the use of species-specific probes

Posted by irnewton on 20 Mar 2012 at 15:22 GMT

RE: Figures 2 and 3 - the use of species-specific probes

ACVM replied to irnewton on 20 Mar 2012 at 18:44 GMT