Beneficial microorganisms for honey bees: problems and progresses

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 9469-9482

  Alberoni, Daniele ^a   Gaggìa, Francesca ^a   Baffoni, Loredana ^a   Di Gioia, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Bee nutrition; Bee pathogen; Beneficial microorganisms; Gut microbiota; Honey bee

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH; MICROORGANISMS; PATHOGENS; PRODUCTIVITY;

ANTIMICROBIALS; BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISMS; EASY-TO-USE PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRAIN; GUT MICROBIOTA; HONEY BEE; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; THERAPEUTIC AGENTS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HEALTH STATUS; HONEYBEE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLINATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; BACILLUS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; IMMUNITY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PEST CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; SAFETY; ANIMAL; BEE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

ANIMALS; BEES; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; POLLINATION;

EID: 84990936349     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7870-4     Document Type: Review

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