Specific immune stimulation by endogenous bacteria in honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1474-1477

  Janashia, Irakli ^a,b   Alaux, Cédric ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

^b TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Immunity; Lactic acid bacteria; Storage protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008226708     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: 1938291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow065     Document Type: Article

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