Dynamic Changes of Gut Microbial Communities of Bumble Bee Queens through Important Life Stages

Dynamic Changes of Gut Microbial Communities of Bumble Bee Queens through Important Life Stages

Bumble bee queens undergo a number of biological changes as they transition through adult emergence, mating, overwintering, foraging, and colony initiation including egg laying. Therefore, they represent an important system to understand the link between physiological, behavioral, and environmental...

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Main Authors: Liuhao Wang, Jie Wu, Kai Li, Ben M. Sadd, Yulong Guo, Daohua Zhuang, Zhengyi Zhang, Yanping Chen, Jay D. Evans, Jun Guo, Zhigang Zhang, Jilian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-12-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
bumble bees
16s rrna locus
queens
physiological states
gut microbiome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00631-19

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