Environment may change, but microbiome of queen bees does not

Monday, March 2, 2015 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers 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.

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