Strain-level analysis reveals the vertical microbial transmission during the life cycle of bumblebee

Abstract Background Microbial acquisition and development of the gut microbiota impact the establishment of a healthy host-microbes symbiosis. Compared with other animals, the eusocial bumblebees and honeybees possess a simple, recurring, and similar set of gut microbiota. However, all bee gut phylo...

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Main Authors: Qinzhi Su, Qinglin Wang, Xiaohuan Mu, Hao Chen, Yujie Meng, Xue Zhang, Li Zheng, Xiaosong Hu, Yifan Zhai, Hao Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01163-1

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