Publications from our Team Members
![](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2023/09/biopatty_biospray_paper1.jpg)
Field study comparing probiotic delivery methods BioPatty vs BioSpray
![](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2023/09/microbiome_stewardship1.jpg)
Consortium article on how microbiome management may prevent loss of global biodiversity
![](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2023/09/trends_afb_paper2.jpg)
Lookin at AFB from a different angle, could the microbiome impact disease outbreak risks?
![Picture of the BioPatty: a round, viscous liquid which acts as a probiotic in honeybees](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2022/06/biopatty-edited-150x150.jpeg)
The BioPatty: Using a novel probiotic approach to counter infection in honeybees
![Figure from "BEExact: a Metataxonomic Database Tool for High-Resolution Inference of Bee-Associated Microbial Communities". Figure depicts a stylized flow diagram of curating the BEExact metataxonomic database](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2022/06/BEExact-image.jpg)
BEExact: a Metataxonomic database tool for high-resolution inference of bee-associated microbial communities
![Figure from "Deteriorating microbiomes in agriculture - the unintended effects of pesticides on microbial life", depicting microbial dysbiosis in plant-soil interactions. Figure describes increasing energetic burden on plant, and decreased nutrient cycling and crop yield.](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2022/06/unintended-pesticide-figure-snap-edited.png)
Discussing the unintended effects of pesticides on plant and honeybee microbiota
![Figure from "Neonicotinoid Pesticides on Drosophila melanogaster Immune Pathways". Depicting a graph comparing relative hydrogen peroxide levels of honey bees treated with human-associated probiotics and non-treated bees when exposed to sublethal neonicotinoid concentration.](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2022/06/deleterious-effects-paper.jpg)
Deleterious effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on Drosophila melanogaster immune pathways
![Stylized scanning electron micrograph of Lactobacillus spp.](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2022/06/lactobacillus-1024x724.jpg)
Lactobacillus spp. attenuate antibiotic-induced immune and microbiota dysbiosis in honeybees
![Figure from the paper "Understanding the Effects of Sublethal Pesticide Exposure on Honey Bees: A Role for Probiotics as Mediators of Environmental Stress". Depicting bioaccumulation of pesticides in a honey bee colony from insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides from common agricultural practices.](https://beegutproject.uoguelph.ca/files/2022/06/sublethal-pesticide-exposure-paper.jpg)
Understanding the effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on honeybees: a role for probiotics as mediators of environmental stress
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