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Honey-bee–associated prokaryotic viral communities reveal wide viral diversity and a profound metabolic coding potential

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Honey bees as models for gut microbiota research

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Lack of significant effect of gut microbiota on weight gain in newly emerged worker honeybee

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Disentangling metabolic functions of bacteria in the honey bee gut

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Differential carbohydrate utilization and organic acid production by honey bee symbionts

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Probing the Honey Bee Diet-Microbiota-Host Axis Using Pollen Restriction and Organic Acid Feeding

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