Metagenomic analysis of the honey bee queen microbiome reveals low bacterial diversity and Caudoviricetes phages

ABSTRACTIn eusocial insects, the health of the queens—the colony founders and sole reproductive females—is a primary determinant for colony success. Queen failure in the honey bee Apis mellifera, for example, is a major concern of beekeepers who annually suffer colony losses, necessitating a greater...

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Principais autores:	Lílian Caesar, Danny W. Rice, Alison McAfee, Robyn Underwood, Carrie Ganote, David R. Tarpy, Leonard J. Foster, Irene L. G. Newton
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	American Society for Microbiology 2024-02-01
Colecção:	mSystems
Assuntos:	symbiosis bacteriophage eusocial insect genetic background Apis mellifera
Acesso em linha:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01182-23
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