Gut microbiome dysbiosis and honeybee health

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 524-533

  Hamdi, C ^a   Balloi, A ^b,c   Essanaa, J ^a   Crotti, E ^b   Gonella, E ^d   Raddadi, N ^e   Ricci, I ^f   Boudabous, A ^a   Borin, S ^b   Manino, A ^d   Bandi, C ^b   Alma, A ^d   Daffonchio, D ^b   Cherif, A ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MicroyoU srl   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological control; Gut homeostasis; Microbial climax community; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

APICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CLIMAX; COLONY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; FLY; HOMEOSTASIS; HONEYBEE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; ASCOSPHAERA APIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATITIS CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 79960116597     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2010.01609.x     Document Type: Review

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