Metagenomic analysis of the honey bee queen microbiome reveals low bacterial diversity and Caudoviricetes phages

Metagenomic analysis of the honey bee queen microbiome reveals low bacterial diversity and Caudoviricetes phages

ABSTRACTIn eusocial insects, the health of the queens—the colony founders and sole reproductive females—is a primary determinant for colony success. Queen failure in the honey bee Apis mellifera, for example, is a major concern of beekeepers who annually suffer colony losses, necessitating a greater...

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Main Authors: Lílian Caesar, Danny W. Rice, Alison McAfee, Robyn Underwood, Carrie Ganote, David R. Tarpy, Leonard J. Foster, Irene L. G. Newton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-02-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
symbiosis
bacteriophage
eusocial insect
genetic background
Apis mellifera
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01182-23

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