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Ep. 440 - Plants, Bees, and the Microbes They Share

In Defense of Plants Podcast

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Unraveling the Intricacies of Bee Microbiomes

The chapter discusses the importance of symbiosis, the use of DNA sequencing to study microbes and pathogens that interact with organisms, and the process of obtaining bacterial genomes through culturing and DNA extraction. It emphasizes the need to sequence as many bees as possible to understand the diverse microbiome and explores the roles of microbes in bee nutrition and defense.

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