Colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont mediates pathogen defence

Yulin Song, J. Elijah Powell, Joel W. H. Wong, Yunxi Liu, Miguel A. Aguilar Ramos, Tyler De Jong, Patrick J. Lariviere, Jayaditya Maganti, Emily P. Balskus, Nancy A. Moran

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DOI: 10.1038/s41564-026-02438-9
Published: 2026-08-24
Container: Nature Microbiology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41564-026-02438-9,
  title = {Colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont mediates pathogen defence},
  author = {Yulin Song and J. Elijah Powell and Joel W. H. Wong and Yunxi Liu and Miguel A. Aguilar Ramos and Tyler De Jong and Patrick J. Lariviere and Jayaditya Maganti and Emily P. Balskus and Nancy A. Moran},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Microbiology},
  doi = {10.1038/s41564-026-02438-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-026-02438-9}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont mediates pathogen defence
AU  - Yulin Song
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AU  - Joel W. H. Wong
AU  - Yunxi Liu
AU  - Miguel A. Aguilar Ramos
AU  - Tyler De Jong
AU  - Patrick J. Lariviere
AU  - Jayaditya Maganti
AU  - Emily P. Balskus
AU  - Nancy A. Moran
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature Microbiology
DO  - 10.1038/s41564-026-02438-9
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Song, Y., Powell, J. E., Wong, J. W. H., Liu, Y., Ramos, M. A. A., Jong, T. D., Lariviere, P. J., Maganti, J., Balskus, E. P., & Moran, N. A. (2026). Colibactin produced by a honeybee gut symbiont mediates pathogen defence. Nature Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-026-02438-9

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