The queen’s gut refines with age: longevity phenotypes in a social insect model
Abstract Background In social insects, identical genotypes can show extreme lifespan variation providing a unique perspective on age-associated microbial succession. In honey bees, short- and long-lived host phenotypes are polarized by a suite of age-associated factors including hormones, nutrition,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0489-1 |