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Rafael Chen

Increased honey bee diversity means fewer pathogens, more helpful bacteria - 0 views

  • microbes in bee colonies that have previously been associated with fermentation in humans and other animals
  • communities of active bacteria harbored by honey bee colonies
  • research suggests honey bees may take advantage of these beneficial symbiotic bacteria to convert indigestible material into nutritious food and to enhance protection from pathogens
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  • Genetic diversity is created in a colony when a queen mates with many male bees
  • less likelihood of potentially pathogenic bacteria showing up in genetically diverse honey bee colonies
  • individual bees and their symbionts can enhance the overall health of a colony when it is genetically diverse
  • increased resistance to colonization by pathogens or through the production of nutrients by these microbes
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    Genetic Diversity in bee colonies increases resistance to colonization by pathogens through symbiotic relations with microbes.
Rafael Chen

Biotechdaily - First Microbes Found to Break Down PCBs - 0 views

  • PCBs can buildup in fish and marine mammals, reaching thousands of times higher levels than found in the water they live in
  • using a rapid, DNA screening method, researchers have discovered a bacterium capable of degrading PCBs
  • this will lead to the complete dechlorination of persistant molecules
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  • important for bioremediation efforts and for developing molecular probes to monitor PCB degrading
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    Using DNA screening method, researchers have discovered a bacterium capable of degrading PCBs
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