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Physiology, biochemistry, and chemical ecology

Insights into the gut microbiome of local steppe-vegetation inhabitant bees: microbial community analysis of Bombus niveatus niveatus, Bombus niveatus vorticosus, Bombus terrestris, and Apis mellifera

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Pages 168-177 | Received 24 Apr 2023, Accepted 20 Jul 2023, Published online: 05 Sep 2023

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