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Title:   Author  item
                                            DeGrandi-Hoffman, Gloriaitem
                                            VREELAND, RUSSELL - West Chester State Universityitem
                                            Sammataro, Dianaitem
                                            Alarcon Jr, Ruben
  Submitted to: American Bee Journal
                                    Publication Type: Trade Journal
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 7/20/2009
                                    Publication  Date: 8/1/2009
                                    Citation: Hoffman, G.D., Vreeland, R., Sammataro, D., Alarcon Jr, R.N. 2009. The Importance of Microbes in Nutrition and Health of Honey Bee Colonies Part-3:  Where Do We Go From Here?. American Bee Journal 149:755-757.Interpretive Summary: This manuscript is the third part of a three part series on the importance of microbes in nutrition and health of honey bee colonies.  In the first two parts of the series, we discussed the role of microbes in honey bee colony food processing and digestion and their possible contribution in the reduction of pathogens.  There also was a discussion of factors such as antibiotics and pesticides that could compromise the growth and diversity of a colony's microbial community and possibly impact the colony's health.  There is little known abut the beneficial microbes in honey bees and bee bread, and what is known is largely from studies conducted several decades ago.  In the third part of this series, we present descriptions of studies that are needed such as metagenomic and functional metagenomic analyses of bee bread to expand our understanding of the contributions of microbes to food processing and utilization in honey bee colonies.
                                Technical Abstract: Microbial communities in honey bee colonies are essential for food processing and digestion.  Symbiotic microbes also might contribute to the reduction of pathogens in the hive by synthesizing antimicrobial compounds.  Environmental contaminants such as pesticides, fungicides and antibiotics could compromise the growth and diversity of a colony's microbial community and possibly impact the colony's health.  There is little known about the beneficial microbes in honey bees and bee bread, and what is known is largely from studies conducted several decades ago.  In the third part of this series, we present descriptions of studies that are needed such as metagenomic and functional metagenomic analyses of bee bread to expand our understanding of the contributions of microbes to food processing and utilization in honey bee colonies.


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