Phylogenomic Analyses of <i>Snodgrassella</i> Isolates from Honeybees and Bumblebees Reveal Taxonomic and Functional Diversity

Luc Cornet, Ilse Cleenwerck, Jessy Praet, Raphaël R. Léonard, Nicolas J. Vereecken, Denis Michez, Guy Smagghe, Denis Baurain, Peter Vandamme

mSystems · 2022 · 42 citations · 69 references

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The microbiome of honeybees ( Apis spp.) and bumblebees ( Bombus spp.) is highly conserved and represented by few phylotypes. This simplicity in taxon composition makes the bee’s microbiome an emergent model organism for the study of gut microbial communities.

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