Gut microbiome play major role in mate for honeybee
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However, nestmate recognition cues in honey bees are defined, at least in part, by another piece of the puzzle. That is, bees share characteristics of the gut microbiome across individual colony members according to the report.
The new research shows that honey bees have shared gut microbial communities specific to their colonies that communicate with chemical cues. The research was led by Cassondra L. Vernier, postdoctoral associate at the University of Illinois, in cooperation with Yehuda Ben-Shahar, professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis (2).
1. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/42/eabd3431
2. https://scitechdaily.com/honey-bee-its-me-gut-bacteria-is-key-to-bee-id/
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