by Cristian Solari
Microbiota, Animals (Gilliamella apicola, Lonsdalea quercina)
Observation
The gut microbiome defines social group membership in honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)
This paper shows that nestmate recognition cues in honey bees are defined, at least in part, by shared characteristics of the gut microbiome across individual colony members
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