P-IE Section Symposium: Connecting Healthy Pollinators, Diverse Microbiota, and the Changing Environment
Sunday, November 10, 2013: 1:15 PM-5:15 PM
Meeting Room 18 D (Austin Convention Center)
Organizers:
Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman
Tugrul Giray
Vanessa Corby-Harris
1:40 PM
The Microbeeome and development in Apis mellifera. Gloria Dominguez-Bello, University of Puerto Rico ; Tugrul Giray, University of Puerto Rico ; Carlos J. Vega Melendez, University of Puerto Rico ; Grace Vélez, University of Puerto Rico ; Carlos Huertas, University of Puerto Rico ; Selena Rodríguez Rivera, University of Puerto Rico
3:20 PM
Gut microbiomes associated with honey bee social caste Karen Kapheim, University of Illinois ; Vikyath Rao, University of Illinois ; Carl Yeoman, Montana State University ; Brian White, University of Illinois ; Nigel Goldenfeld, University of Illinois ; Gene E. Robinson, University of Illinois
4:35 PM
Microbial transmission and the pollination landscape: Bacterial associates from flowers, the alimentary tract, and food stores of honey bees (Apis mellifera) Kirk E. Anderson, USDA - ARS ; Timothy Sheehan, University of Arizona ; Brendon Mott, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Patrick Maes, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center ; Lucy Snyder, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center ; Melissa Schwann, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center ; Alexander Walton, Iowa State University ; Beryl M. Jones, USDA, Agricultural Research Service ; Vanessa Corby-Harris, University of Arizona