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Mutualistic Relationships between Microorganisms and Eusocial Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Eusocial wasps are represented in the Vespidae by the subfamilies Stenogastrinae, Vespinae and Polistinae. These wasps present colonies that are sometimes composed of thousands of individuals which live in nests built with paper materials. The high density of the adult and larval population, as well...

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Autores principales: Turillazzi, Stefano, Meriggi, Niccolò, Cavalieri, Duccio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10220811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37317314
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051340
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description Eusocial wasps are represented in the Vespidae by the subfamilies Stenogastrinae, Vespinae and Polistinae. These wasps present colonies that are sometimes composed of thousands of individuals which live in nests built with paper materials. The high density of the adult and larval population, as well as the stable micro environment of the nests, make very favourable conditions for the flourishing of various types of microorganisms. These microorganisms, which may be pathogens, are beneficial and certainly contribute to model the sociality of these insects. The mutualistic relationships that we observe in some species, especially in Actinomycete bacteria and yeasts, could have important fallouts for the development of new medicines and for the use of these insects in agricultural environments.
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spelling pubmed-102208112023-05-28 Mutualistic Relationships between Microorganisms and Eusocial Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) Turillazzi, Stefano Meriggi, Niccolò Cavalieri, Duccio Microorganisms Review Eusocial wasps are represented in the Vespidae by the subfamilies Stenogastrinae, Vespinae and Polistinae. These wasps present colonies that are sometimes composed of thousands of individuals which live in nests built with paper materials. The high density of the adult and larval population, as well as the stable micro environment of the nests, make very favourable conditions for the flourishing of various types of microorganisms. These microorganisms, which may be pathogens, are beneficial and certainly contribute to model the sociality of these insects. The mutualistic relationships that we observe in some species, especially in Actinomycete bacteria and yeasts, could have important fallouts for the development of new medicines and for the use of these insects in agricultural environments. MDPI 2023-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC10220811/ /pubmed/37317314 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051340 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Mutualistic Relationships between Microorganisms and Eusocial Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
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title_short Mutualistic Relationships between Microorganisms and Eusocial Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
title_sort mutualistic relationships between microorganisms and eusocial wasps (hymenoptera, vespidae)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10220811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37317314
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051340
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