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Solitary Bees Host More Bacteria and Fungi on Their Cuticle than Social Bees

Bees come into contact with bacteria and fungi from flowering plants during their foraging trips. The Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) shows a pronounced hygienic behavior with social interactions, while the solitary red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) lacks a social immune system. Since both visit the...

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Autores principales: Thamm, Markus, Reiß, Fabienne, Sohl, Leon, Gabel, Martin, Noll, Matthias, Scheiner, Ricarda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10673014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38004791
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112780