Nectar antimicrobial compounds and their potential effects on pollinators

Genetic and Evolution Analysis of Extrafloral Nectary in Cotton

(2020) Wei Hu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Yeast–Bacterium Interactions: The Next Frontier in Nectar Research

(2019) Sergio Álvarez-Pérez et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Microbial metabolites elicit distinct olfactory and gustatory preferences in bumblebees

(2019) Robert N. Schaeffer et al.   Biology Letters

For antagonists and mutualists: the paradox of insect toxic secondary metabolites in nectar and pollen

(2019) Philip C. Stevenson   PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Flagellum Removal by a Nectar Metabolite Inhibits Infectivity of a Bumblebee Parasite

(2019) Hauke Koch et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Nectar- and stigma exudate-specific expression of an acidic chitinase could partially protect certain apple cultivars against fire blight disease

(2019) Anita Kurilla et al.   PLANTA

LC-MS/MS based comparative proteomics of floral nectars reveal different mechanisms involved in floral defense of Nicotiana spp., Petunia hybrida and Datura stramonium

(2019) FredyA. Silva et al.   Journal of Proteomics

Contrasting effects of yeasts and bacteria on floral nectar traits

(2018) Rachel L Vannette et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Heavy metals in nectar modify behaviors of pollinators and nectar robbers: Consequences for plant fitness

(2018) Erna Xun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Crop Domestication Alters Floral Reward Chemistry With Potential Consequences for Pollinator Health

(2018) Paul A. Egan et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Nectar-inhabiting microorganisms influence nectar volatile composition and attractiveness to a generalist pollinator

(2017) Caitlin C. Rering et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Review: Nectar biology: From molecules to ecosystems

(2017) Rahul Roy et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

The Antibacterial Activity of Australian Leptospermum Honey Correlates with Methylglyoxal Levels

(2017) Nural N. Cokcetin et al.   PLoS One

Nectar chemistry mediates the behavior of parasitized bees: consequences for plant fitness

(2016) Leif L. Richardson et al.   ECOLOGY

Nectar microbes can reduce secondary metabolites in nectar and alter effects on nectar consumption by pollinators

(2016) Rachel L. Vannette et al.   ECOLOGY

Metal contaminant accumulation in the hive: Consequences for whole-colony health and brood production in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)

(2016) Kristen R. Hladun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Plant secondary metabolites in nectar: impacts on pollinators and ecological functions

(2016) Philip C. Stevenson et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Identification and cloning of class II and III chitinases from alkaline floral nectar of Rhododendron irroratum, Ericaceae

(2016) Hong-Guang Zha et al.   PLANTA

Lipid transfer proteins: classification, nomenclature, structure, and function

(2016) Tiina A. Salminen et al.   PLANTA

Virulence Factors of Erwinia amylovora: A Review

(2015) Núria Piqué et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Pyridine-type alkaloid composition affects bacterial community composition of floral nectar

(2015) Yana Aizenberg-Gershtein et al.   Scientific Reports

Testing Dose-Dependent Effects of the Nectar Alkaloid Anabasine on Trypanosome Parasite Loads in Adult Bumble Bees

(2015) Winston E. Anthony et al.   PLoS One

Possible Synergistic Effects of Thymol and Nicotine against Crithidia bombi Parasitism in Bumble Bees

(2015) Olivia Masi Biller et al.   PLoS One

Density-dependent negative responses by bumblebees to bacteria isolated from flowers

(2014) Robert R. Junker et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Pathogen-associated self-medication behavior in the honeybee Apis mellifera

(2014) Bogdan I. Gherman et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Yeasts in nectar enhance male fitness in a montane perennial herb

(2014) Robert N. Schaeffer et al.   ECOLOGY

Nickel Accumulation by Streptanthus polygaloides (Brassicaceae) Reduces Floral Visitation Rate

(2014) George A. Meindl et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Honey Bees Avoid Nectar Colonized by Three Bacterial Species, But Not by a Yeast Species, Isolated from the Bee Gut

(2014) Ashley P. Good et al.   PLoS One

Micro-organisms behind the pollination scenes: microbial imprint on floral nectar sugar variation in a tropical plant community

(2012) A. Canto et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Composition, richness and nonrandom assembly of culturable bacterial-microfungal communities in floral nectar of Mediterranean plants

(2012) Sergio Álvarez-Pérez et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Zooming-in on floral nectar: a first exploration of nectar-associated bacteria in wild plant communities

(2012) Sergio Álvarez-Pérez et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Poplar Extrafloral Nectar Is Protected against Plant and Human Pathogenic Fungus

(2012) María Escalante-Pérez et al.   Molecular Plant

Relationships among nectar-dwelling yeasts, flowers and ants: patterns and incidence on nectar traits

(2012) Clara de Vega et al.   OIKOS

Unpredictability of nectar nicotine promotes outcrossing by hummingbirds in Nicotiana attenuata

(2012) Danny Kessler et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Selenium accumulation in the floral tissues of two Brassicaceae species and its impact on floral traits and plant performance

(2011) Kristen R. Hladun et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Mechanisms of nickel toxicity in microorganisms

(2011) Lee Macomber et al.   Metallomics

Selenium accumulation in flowers and its effects on pollination

(2011) Colin F. Quinn et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Synthesis and antibacterial and antifungal activities of thiourea derivatives of the alkaloid anabasine

(2011) I. V. Kulakov et al.   PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY JOURNAL

Nectar: generation, regulation and ecological functions

(2011) Martin Heil   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Bacterial communities in floral nectar

(2011) Svetlana Fridman et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Antimicrobial nectar inhibits a florally transmitted pathogen of a wild Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae)

(2010) Miruna A. Sasu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Floral Transmission ofErwinia tracheiphilaby Cucumber Beetles in a WildCucurbita pepo

(2010) M. A. Sasu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Virulence Characteristics Accounting for Fire Blight Disease Severity in Apple Trees and Seedlings

(2010) Steven A. Lee et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Silencing NaTPI Expression Increases Nectar Germin, Nectarins, and Hydrogen Peroxide Levels and Inhibits Nectar Removal from Plants in Nature

(2010) S. Bezzi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Nectar yeasts warm the flowers of a winter-blooming plant

(2010) C. M. Herrera et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Yeasts in floral nectar: a quantitative survey

(2009) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

The unusual antibacterial activity of medical-grade Leptospermum honey: antibacterial spectrum, resistance and transcriptome analysis

(2009) S. E. Blair et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Biochemistry of Nectar Proteins

(2009) Sanggyu Park et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY

Consumption of a nectar alkaloid reduces pathogen load in bumble bees

(2009) Jessamyn S. Manson et al.   OECOLOGIA

Epiphytic Bacteria and Yeasts on Apple Blossoms and Their Potential as Antagonists ofErwinia amylovora

(2009) P. Lawrence Pusey et al.   PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Pathogenesis-related proteins protect extrafloral nectar from microbial infestation

(2009) Marcia González-Teuber et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Glucanases and Chitinases as Causal Agents in the Protection of Acacia Extrafloral Nectar from Infestation by Phytopathogens

(2009) M. Gonzalez-Teuber et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Yeasts in floral nectar of some South African plants: Quantification and associations with pollinator type and sugar concentration

(2009) Clara de Vega et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Pollinator foraging modifies nectar sugar composition in Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae):An experimental test

(2008) Azucena Canto et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

INVISIBLE FLORAL LARCENIES: MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES DEGRADE FLORAL NECTAR OF BUMBLE BEE-POLLINATED PLANTS

(2008) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   ECOLOGY

Characterization and Antifungal Properties of Wheat Nonspecific Lipid Transfer Proteins

(2008) Jin-Yue Sun et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Identification, cloning and characterization of a GDSL lipase secreted into the nectar of Jacaranda mimosifolia

(2008) Brian W. Kram et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Selenium hyperaccumulation reduces plant arthropod loads in the field

(2007) Miriam L. Galeas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST