Bacterial community structure in Apis florea larvae analyzed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Insect Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 606-618

  Saraithong, Prakaimuk ^a,b   Li, Yihong ^b   Saenphet, Kanokporn ^a   Chen, Zhou ^b   Chantawannakul, Panuwan ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; A. florea; DGGE; Gut bacteria community; Larvae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BEE; CLASSIFICATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BEES; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; LARVA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THAILAND;

EID: 84929188041     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12155     Document Type: Article

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