The wild solitary bees Andrena vaga, Anthophora plumipes, Colletes cunicularius, and Osmia cornuta microbiota are host specific and dominated by endosymbionts and environmental microorganisms
Amanda Hettiarachchi, Margo Cnockaert, Marie Joossens, Antoine Gekière, Ivan Meeus, Nicolas J. Vereecken, Denis Michez, Guy Smagghe, Peter Vandamme
Topics & Concepts
BiologySpiroplasmaZoologyEcologyMycoplasmaMollicutesGeneticsPlant and animal studiesInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences