Friday, 6 March 2015

The environment may change, but the microbiome of queen bees does not

FLORA AND FAUNA
The environment may change, but the microbiome of queen bees does not
Raleigh NC (SPX) Mar 05, 2015 - Researchers from North Carolina State University, Indiana University and Wellesley College have characterized the gut microbiome of honey bee queens. This is the first thorough census of the gut microbiome - which consists of all the microorganisms that live in the gut of the organism - in queen bees. "We found that the microbiome changes as the queen matures, but the microbiomes of differ ... more


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