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Curr Opin Insect Sci

Title:		Yeast-nectar interactions: metacommunities and effects on pollinators
Author(s):		Jacquemyn H; Pozo MI; Alvarez-Perez S; Lievens B; Fukami T;
Address:		"Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. Department of Animal Health, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Laboratory for Process Microbial Ecology and Bioinspirational Management (PME&BIM), Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: bart.lievens@kuleuven.be. Department of Biology, Stanford University, 94305 Stanford, CA, USA"
Journal Title:		Curr Opin Insect Sci
Year:		2021
Volume:		20201014
Issue:
Page Number:		35 - 40
DOI:		10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.014
ISSN/ISBN:		2214-5753 (Electronic)
Abstract:		"About 90% of all flowering plant species are pollinated by animals. Animals are attracted to flowers because they often provide food in the form of nectar and pollen. While floral nectar is assumed to be initially sterile, it commonly becomes colonized by yeasts after animals have visited the flowers. Although yeast communities in floral nectar appear simple, community assembly depends on a complex interaction between multiple factors. Yeast colonization has a significant effect on the scent of floral nectar, foraging behavior of insects and nectar consumption. Consumption of nectar colonized by yeasts has been shown to improve bee fitness, but effects largely depended on yeast species. Altogether, these results indicate that dispersal, colonization history and nectar chemistry strongly interact and have pronounced effects on yeast metacommunities and, as a result, on bee foraging behavior and fitness. Future research directions to better understand the dynamics of plant-microbe-pollinator interactions are discussed"
Keywords:		"Animals;Animals *Behavior, Animal Genetic Fitness Mycobiome Plant Nectar/*chemistry *Pollination *Yeasts;"
Notes:		"MedlineJacquemyn, Hans Pozo, Maria I Alvarez-Perez, Sergio Lievens, Bart Fukami, Tadashi eng Review Netherlands 2020/10/17 Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2021 Apr; 44:35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.014. Epub 2020 Oct 14"