Discovery of reproductive tissue-associated bacteria and the modes of microbiota acquisition in male honey bees (drones)

ABSTRACT Honey bees are the third most economically important agricultural animal in the world due to their role as pollinators. Honey bee pollination services and all hive duties are performed by female workers, while the male drones have one job to mate and share their genetics with a virgin queen...

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Main Authors: Alexis Burks, Patrick Gallagher, Kasie Raymann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-01-01
Series:mSphere
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00705-24
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