Characterization of the Active Microbiotas Associated with Honey Bees Reveals Healthier and Broader Communities when Colonies are Genetically Diverse

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Heather R. Mattila,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachussetts, United States of America
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Daniela Rios,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachussetts, United States of America
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Victoria E. Walker-Sperling,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachussetts, United States of America
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Guus Roeselers,

Affiliation Microbiology & Systems Biology group, TNO, Utrechtseweg, Zeist, The Netherlands
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Irene L. G. Newton

* E-mail: irnewton@indiana.edu

Affiliation Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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