Lack of significant effect of gut microbiota on weight gain in newly emerged worker honeybee

The western honeybee, Apis mellifera, harbours a simple and distinct microbiota that has been linked to various positive outcomes for the host. Among these cited benefits is improved weight gain for bees that have been inoculated with their native microbes. This result has been challenged by recent...

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Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors:	J. Elijah Powell, Erick V.S. Motta, Joanito Liberti, Kathleen Sotelo, Philipp Engel, Nancy A. Moran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2025-03-01
Subjects:	Apis mellifera honeybee microbiota microbiome weight gain cuticular hydrocarbons
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.242151