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The microbiome and gene expression of honey bee workers are affected by a diet containing pollen substitutes

Pollen is the primary source of dietary protein for honey bees. It also includes complex polysaccharides in its outer coat, which are largely indigestible by bees but can be metabolized by bacterial species within the gut microbiota. During periods of reduced availability of floral pollen, supplemen...

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Autores principales: Powell, J. Elijah, Lau, Pierre, Rangel, Juliana, Arnott, Ryan, De Jong, Tyler, Moran, Nancy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10198554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286070