Microbial diversity in stingless bee gut is linked to host wing size and influenced by the environment
Hongwei Liu, Mark Hall, Laura E. Brettell, Juntao Wang, Megan Halcroft, Scott Nacko, Robert Spooner‐Hart, James M. Cook, Markus Riegler, Brajesh K. Singh
Topics & Concepts
BiologyStingless beeMicrobiomeSpecies richnessAbundance (ecology)EcologyGut floraForagingHost (biology)ZoologyRelative species abundanceMicrobial ecologyApidaeHymenopteraBacteriaImmunologyBioinformaticsGeneticsPlant and animal studiesInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect symbiosis and bacterial influences