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A scientific note on the lactic acid bacterial flora in honeybees in the USA — A comparison with bees from Sweden

Note scientifique sur la flore des bactéries d’acide lactique chez les abeilles domestiques aux États-Unis — Comparaison avec les abeilles de Suède

Eine wissenschaftliche Notiz zur Milchsäurebakterienflora in Honigbienen aus den USA — Ein Vergleich mit Bienen aus Schweden

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  1. Microbiology Laboratory at Campus Helsingborg, Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University Campus Helsingborg, Rönnowsgatan 6, PO Box SE-25108, Helsingborg, Sweden

    Alejandra Vásquez & Tobias C. Olofsson

  2. USDA-ARS Carl Hayden Honey Bee Research Centre, Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, 2000 East Allen Road, 85719, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Diana Sammataro

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  1. Alejandra Vásquez
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Correspondence to Tobias C. Olofsson.

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Manuscript editor: Klaus Hartfelder

An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/apido/2009042.

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Vásquez, A., Olofsson, T.C. & Sammataro, D. A scientific note on the lactic acid bacterial flora in honeybees in the USA — A comparison with bees from Sweden. Apidologie 40, 26–28 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2008063

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