Independent studies using deep sequencing resolve the same set of core bacterial species dominating gut communities of honey bees.

Starting in 2003, numerous studies using culture-independent methodologies to characterize the gut microbiota of honey bees have retrieved a consistent and distinctive set of eight bacterial species, based on near identity of the 16S rRNA gene sequences. A recent study [Mattila HR, Rios D, Walker-Sp...

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Main Authors: Zakee L Sabree, Allison K Hansen, Nancy A Moran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3400611?pdf=render