Bacterial diversity in worker adults of Apis mellifera capensis and Apis mellifera scutellata (Insecta: Hymenoptera) assessed using 16S rRNA sequences

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 96-103

  Jeyaprakash, Ayyamperumal ^a   Hoy, Marjorie A ^a   Allsopp, Michael H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; Apis mellifera capensis; Apis mellifera scutellata; Bacterial diversity

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; GLUCONACETOBACTER; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LACTOBACILLUS; NEISSERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SERRATIA; SIMONSIELLA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0345392567     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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