
Keywords: alvi
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Engineered symbionts activate honey bee immunity and limit pathogensP. Leonard Sean, J. E. Powell, J. Perutka, P. Geng, C. Heckmann Luke, D. Horak Richard, W. Davies Bryan, D. Ellington Andrew, E. Barrick Jeffrey and A. Moran Nancy, Science, 367:573-576. 2020.![]() Honey bees are essential pollinators threatened by colony losses linked to the spread of parasites and pathogens. Here, we report a new approach for manipulating bee gene expression and protecting bee health. We engineered a symbiotic bee gut bacterium, Snodgrassella alvi, to ... Keywords: alvi, genetic biocontrol, honey bees, immunity, paratransgenesis, Snodgrassella, symbiont |

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David O’Brochta
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National Institutes of Health
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