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Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Rosenbergiella and description of Rosenbergiella gaditana sp. nov., Rosenbergiella metrosideri sp. nov., Rosenbergiella epipactidis subsp. epipactidis subsp. nov., Rosenbergiella epipactidis subsp. californiensis subsp. nov., Rosenbergiella epipactidis subsp. japonicus subsp. nov., Rosenbergiella nectarea subsp. nectarea subsp. nov. and Rosenbergiella nectarea subsp. apis subsp. nov., isolated from floral nectar and insects

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Fungicides and strawberry pollination–Effects on floral scent, pollen attributes and bumblebee behavior

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Contrasting effects of nectar yeasts on the reproduction of Mediterranean plant species

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Potential effects of nectar microbes on pollinator health

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(2022) Susan W. Nicolson   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The Floral Microbiome and Its Management in Agroecosystems: A Perspective

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Genomic erosion and horizontal gene transfer shape functional differences of the ExlA toxin in Pseudomonas spp.

(2022) Viviana Job et al.   iScience

Chemical Ecology of Floral Resources in Conservation Biological Control

(2022) Stefano Colazza et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Disease management during bloom affects the floral microbiome but not pollination in a mass‐flowering crop

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Microbiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge management

(2022) Lene Lange et al.   Environmental Microbiome

Identification of dominant taxa of sooty moulds and their impact on the leaf microbiome

(2022) Zhiyuan Lv et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Separate and combined Hanseniaspora uvarum and Metschnikowia pulcherrima metabolic volatiles are attractive to Drosophila suzukii in the laboratory and field

(2021) R. Jones et al.   Scientific Reports

Effects of pollen and nectar inoculation by yeasts, bacteria or both on bumblebee colony development

(2021) María I. Pozo et al.   OECOLOGIA

Seasonality of floral resources in relation to bee activity in agroecosystems

(2021) Jessica M. Guezen et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Acinetobacter pollinis sp. nov., Acinetobacter baretiae sp. nov. and Acinetobacter rathckeae sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar and honey bees

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Comparative analyses of sooty mould communities from Brazil and Central Europe

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Inoculation of pear flowers with Metschnikowia reukaufii and Acinetobacter nectaris enhances attraction of honeybees and hoverflies, but does not increase fruit and seed set

(2021) Agneta Colda et al.   PLoS One

Orchard Management and Landscape Context Mediate the Pear Floral Microbiome

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The role of plant–pollinator interactions in structuring nectar microbial communities

(2021) Clara Vega et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Ubiquitous Conjugative Mega-Plasmids of Acinetobacter Species and Their Role in Horizontal Transfer of Multi-Drug Resistance

(2021) Sofia Mindlin et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial Co-Occurrence in Floral Nectar Affects Metabolites and Attractiveness to a Generalist Pollinator

(2020) Caitlin C. Rering et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

The Floral Microbiome: Plant, Pollinator, and Microbial Perspectives

(2020) Rachel L. Vannette   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Volatile microbial semiochemicals and insect perception at flowers

(2020) Amber Crowley-Gall et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Yeast-nectar interactions: metacommunities and effects on pollinators

(2020) Hans Jacquemyn et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

From Diverse Origins to Specific Targets: Role of Microorganisms in Indirect Pest Biological Control

(2020) Frédéric Francis et al.   Insects

Integrating microbes into pollination

(2020) Nevin P. Cullen et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Nectar yeasts enhance the interaction between Clematis akebioides and its bumblebee pollinator

(2019) Min Yang et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Yeast–Bacterium Interactions: The Next Frontier in Nectar Research

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

The need for coordinated transdisciplinary research infrastructures for pollinator conservation and crop pollination resilience

(2019) Ignasi Bartomeus et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Associative learning and memory retention of nectar yeast volatiles in a generalist parasitoid

(2019) Islam S. Sobhy et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

The impact of yeast presence in nectar on bumble bee behavior and fitness

(2019) María I. Pozo et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Volatiles of bacteria associated with parasitoid habitats elicit distinct olfactory responses in an aphid parasitoid and its hyperparasitoid

(2019) Tim Goelen et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Biological control and the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing – a case of effective due diligence

(2018) David Smith et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Emerging microbial biocontrol strategies for plant pathogens

(2018) Sharifah Farhana Syed Ab Rahman et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Yeast-insect associations: It takes guts

(2018) Irene Stefanini   YEAST

Sweet Scents: Nectar Specialist Yeasts Enhance Nectar Attraction of a Generalist Aphid Parasitoid Without Affecting Survival

(2018) Islam S. Sobhy et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Nectar bacteria affect life history of a generalist aphid parasitoid by altering nectar chemistry

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

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

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Social wasps are aSaccharomycesmating nest

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Parasitoid nutritional ecology in a community context: the importance of honeydew and implications for biological control

(2016) Alejandro Tena et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Isolation of microbes associated with field-collected populations of the egg parasitoid,Trichogramma chiloniscapable of enhancing biotic fitness

(2015) H. Seenu Srinatha et al.   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Microbiology of sugar-rich environments: diversity, ecology and system constraints

(2014) Bart Lievens et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The sooty moulds

(2014) Putarak Chomnunti et al.   FUNGAL DIVERSITY

Nectar Yeasts in the Tall Larkspur Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae) and Effects on Components of Pollinator Foraging Behavior

(2014) Robert N. Schaeffer et al.   PLoS One

Proteomic Investigation of Aphid Honeydew Reveals an Unexpected Diversity of Proteins

(2013) Ahmed Sabri et al.   PLoS One

Diverse Honeydew-Consuming Fungal Communities Associated with Scale Insects

(2013) Manpreet K. Dhami et al.   PLoS One

Yeasts in nectar of an early-blooming herb: sought by bumble bees, detrimental to plant fecundity

(2012) Carlos M. Herrera et al.   ECOLOGY

Microorganisms from aphid honeydew attract and enhance the efficacy of natural enemies

(2011) Pascal D. Leroy et al.   Nature Communications

Phylogenetic evidence for extensive horizontal gene transfer of type III secretion system genes among enterobacterial plant pathogens

(2009) M. Naum et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM