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Microbial Communities of Three Sympatric Australian Stingless Bee Species

Bacterial symbionts of insects have received increasing attention due to their prominent role in nutrient acquisition and defense. In social bees, symbiotic bacteria can maintain colony homeostasis and fitness, and the loss or alteration of the bacterial community may be associated with the ongoing...

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Autores principales: Leonhardt, Sara D., Kaltenpoth, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4141829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25148082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105718