Influence of Feeding Type and Nosema ceranae Infection on the Gut Microbiota of Apis cerana Workers
The gut microbiota plays an essential role in the health of bees. Scientific evidence suggests that diet and infection can affect the gut microbiota and modulate the health of the gut; however, the interplay between those two factors and the bee gut microbiota is not well known. In this study, we us...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-11-01
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Series: | mSystems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00177-18 |