Solitary bee larvae modify bacterial diversity of pollen provisions in the stem-nesting bee, Osmia cornifrons (Megachilidae)

Microbes, including diverse bacteria and fungi, play an important role in the health of both solitary and social bees. Among solitary bee species, in which larvae remain in a closed brood cell throughout development, experiments that modified or eliminated the brood cell microbiome through steriliza...

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Main Authors: Jordan G. Kueneman, Jessica Gillung, Maria T. Van Dyke, Rachel F. Fordyce, Bryan N. Danforth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1057626/full