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Extensive intra-phylotype diversity in lactobacilli and bifidobacteria from the honeybee gut.
BMC genomics - 11 Apr 2015
Ellegaard Kirsten M, Tamarit Daniel, Javelind Emelie, Olofsson Tobias C, Andersson Siv G E, Vásquez Alejandra
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BACKGROUND: In the honeybee Apis mellifera, the bacterial gut community is consistently colonized by eight distinct phylotypes of bacteria. Managed bee colonies are of considerable economic interest and it is therefore important to elucidate the diversity and role of this microbiota in the honeybee. In this study, we have sequenced the genomes of eleven strains of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria isolated from the...
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