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Evolution of host specialization in gut microbes: the bee gut as a model

Bacterial symbionts of eukaryotes often give up generalist lifestyles to specialize to particular hosts. The eusocial honey bees and bumble bees harbor two such specialized gut symbionts, Snodgrassella alvi and Gilliamella apicola. Not only are these microorganisms specific to bees, but different st...

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Published in:Gut Microbes
Main Authors: Kwong, Waldan K, Moran, Nancy A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4615251/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26011669
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2015.1047129
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