It is assumed that the unbalanced species distributions of gut microbiota (especially that of Lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Bifidobacterium and Acetic acid bacteria (AAB)) may negatively impact the physiology of the honey bees that result in susceptibility of host to different diseases. Can you please tell me the exact minimum concentration of these bacteria required for disease resistance?
According to Rada V., Machova M., Achovahuk J., Marounek M. and Duskova D. (1997). Microflora in the honeybee digestive tract: counts, characteristics and sensitivity to veterinary drugs. Apidologie 28: 357-365 , Counts of aerobic microorganisms are noticeably lower than the anaerobes (104-10 5 viable cells per gram of intestinal contents versus 108-10 9 per gram).
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