The environment may change, but the microbiome of queen bees does not
Monday, March 2, 2015 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
The queen bee in this image is marked with a green dot. Researchers from North Carolina State University, Indiana University and Wellesley College have characterized the gut microbiome of honey bee queens. This is the first thorough census of the gut microbiome - which consists of all the microorganisms that live in the gut of the organism - in queen bees.