Characterisation of the British honey bee metagenome

Numerous microbial symbionts, both commensal and pathogenic, are associated with honey bees. Here, the authors genomically characterize this ‘metagenome’ of the British honey bee, identifying a diversity of commensal microbes as well as known and putative pathogens

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Main Authors: Tim Regan, Mark W. Barnett, Dominik R. Laetsch, Stephen J. Bush, David Wragg, Giles E. Budge, Fiona Highet, Benjamin Dainat, Joachim R. de Miranda, Mick Watson, Mark Blaxter, Tom C. Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07426-0
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Mick Watson
Mark Blaxter
Tom C. Freeman
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Stephen J. Bush
David Wragg
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Joachim R. de Miranda
Mick Watson
Mark Blaxter
Tom C. Freeman
Characterisation of the British honey bee metagenome
Nature Communications
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