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Castro, M. S., Molina, M. A., Azpiroz, M. B., Díaz, A. M., Ponzio, R., Sparo, M. D., Manghi, M. A. & Canellada, A. M. (2016) Probiotic activity of Enterococcus faecalis CECT7121: effects on mucosal immunity and intestinal epithelial cells. Journal of Applied Microbiology 121(4), 1117-1129.
Dillon, R. J. & Dillon, V. M. (2004) The gut bacteria of insects: nonpathogenic interactions. Annual Reviews in Entomology 49(1), 71-92.
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Gilliam, M. (1979) Microbiology of pollen and bee bread: the genus Bacillus. Apidologie 10(3), 269-274.
Hirose, E., Panizzi, A. R., De Souza, J. T., Cattelan, A. J. & Aldrich, J. R. 2006. Bacteria in the gut of southern green stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99, 91-95.
Hooper, L. V., Littman, D. R. & Macpherson, A. J. (2012) Interactions between the microbiota and the immune system. Science 336(6086), 1268-1273.
Hroncova, Z., Havlik, J., Killer, J., Doskocil, I., Tyl, J., Kamler, M., Titera, D., Hakl, J., Mrazek, J., Bunesova, V. & Rada, V. (2015) Variation in honey bee gut microbial diversity affected by ontogenetic stage, age and geographic location. PloS One 10(3), 1-17.
Ibarguren, C., Raya, R. R., Apella, M. C. & Audisio, M. C. (2010) Enterococcus faecium isolated from honey synthesized bacteriocin-like substances active against different Listeria monocytogenes strains. The Journal of Microbiology 48(1), 44-52.
Kačániová, M., Chlebo, R., Kopernický, M. & Trakovicka, A. (2004) Microflora of the honeybee gastrointestinal tract. Folia microbiologica 49(2), 169-171.
Kerry, M., Oliver, L., Patrick, H., Degnan, T., Gaelen, R. & Nancy, A. (2010) Facultative symbionts in aphid and horizontal transfer of ecologically important, Annual Review of Entomology 55, 247-266.
Kwong, W. K. and Moran, N. A. (2016) Gut microbial communities of social bees. Nature Reviews Microbiology 14(6), 374-384.
Lane, D. (1991) 16S/23S rRNA sequencing. Nucleic Acid Techniques in Bacterial Systematics (Stackebrandt E and Goodfellow M, eds). J Wiley and Sons, Chichester 115-175.
Olofsson, T. C., Vásquez, A., Sammataro, D. & Macharia, J. (2011) A scientific note on the lactic acid bacterial flora within the honeybee subspecies Apis mellifera (Buckfast), A. m. scutellata, A. m. mellifera, and A. m. monticola. Apidologie 42(6), 696-699.
Olofsson, T. C. & Vásquez, A. (2008) Detection and identification of a novel lactic acid bacterial flora within the honey stomach of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Current Microbiology 57(4), 356-363.
Parichehreh, S., Farshineh, A. M. & Fallahzadeh, M. (2014) Study and comparison of morphological characteristics of dwarf honey bees, Apis florea F. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Iran.Journal of Entomological Research 5( 4), 315-330.
Pidiyar, V. J., Jangid, K., Patole, M. S. & Shouche, Y. S. (2004) Studies on cultured and uncultured microbiota of wild Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito midgut based on 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 70(6), 597-603.
Sepúlveda, D. A., Zepeda‐Paulo, F., Ramírez, C. C., Lavandero, B. & Figueroa, C. C. (2016) Diversity, frequency, and geographic distribution of facultative bacterial endosymbionts in introduced aphid pests. Insect Science 0,1-11.
Singh, S. T., Priya, N. G., Kumar, J., Rana, V. S., Ellango, R., Joshi, A., Priyadarshini, G., Asokan, R. & Rajagopal, R. (2012) Diversity and phylogenetic analysis of endosymbiotic bacteria from field caught Bemisia tabaci from different locations of North India based on 16S rDNA library screening. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 12(2), 411-419.
Tahmasebi, G., Ebadi, R., Tajabadi, N., Akhondi, M. & Faraj, S. (2002) The Effects of Geographical and Climatological Conditions on the morphological Variation and Separation of Iranian Small Honeybee (Apis florea F.) Populations. JWSS-Isfahan University of Technology 6(2), 169-176.
Tajabadi, N., Mardan, M., Saari, N., Mustafa, S., Bahreini, R. & Manap, M. Y. A. (2013) Identification of Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus and Lactobacillus fermentum from honey stomach of honeybee. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 44(3), 717-722.
Tajabadi, N., Mardan, M., Manap, M. Y. A., Shuhaimi, M., Meimandipour, A. & Nateghi, L. (2011) Detection and identification of Lactobacillus bacteria found in the honey stomach of the giant honeybee Apis dorsata. Apidologie 42(5), 642-649.
Tajabadi, M., Heidari Nasrabadi, M. & Jafari, P. (2010) Health and Iran traditional dairy products. Proceedings of 1st National Conference on Probiotics and Functional foods 30-39.
Tamura, K., Dudley, J., Nei, M. & Kumar, S. (2007) MEGA4: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis (MEGA) software version 4.0. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24(8), 1596-1599.
Bauer, S., Tholen, A., Overmann, J. & Brune, A. (2000) Characterization of abundance and diversity of LAB in the hindgut of wood-and soil-feeding termites by molecular and culture-dependent techniques. Archives of Microbiology 173(2), 126-137.
Castro, M. S., Molina, M. A., Azpiroz, M. B., Díaz, A. M., Ponzio, R., Sparo, M. D., Manghi, M. A. & Canellada, A. M. (2016) Probiotic activity of Enterococcus faecalis CECT7121: effects on mucosal immunity and intestinal epithelial cells. Journal of Applied Microbiology 121(4), 1117-1129.
Dillon, R. J. & Dillon, V. M. (2004) The gut bacteria of insects: nonpathogenic interactions. Annual Reviews in Entomology 49(1), 71-92.
Engel, P. & Moran, N. A. (2013) The gut microbiota of insects–diversity in structure and function. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 37(5), 699-735.
FAO/WHO. (2002) Guidelines for the Evaluation of Probiotics in Food: Joint FAO/WHO Working Group meeting. London Ontario, Canada. Available: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/fs_management/probiotics2/en
Franz, C. M., Huch, M., Abriouel, H., Holzapfel, W. & Gálvez, A. (2011) Enterococci as probiotics and their implications in food safety. International Journal of Food Microbiology 151(2), 125-140.
Gilliam, M. (1979) Microbiology of pollen and bee bread: the genus Bacillus. Apidologie 10(3), 269-274.
Hirose, E., Panizzi, A. R., De Souza, J. T., Cattelan, A. J. & Aldrich, J. R. 2006. Bacteria in the gut of southern green stink bug (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99, 91-95.
Hooper, L. V., Littman, D. R. & Macpherson, A. J. (2012) Interactions between the microbiota and the immune system. Science 336(6086), 1268-1273.
Hroncova, Z., Havlik, J., Killer, J., Doskocil, I., Tyl, J., Kamler, M., Titera, D., Hakl, J., Mrazek, J., Bunesova, V. & Rada, V. (2015) Variation in honey bee gut microbial diversity affected by ontogenetic stage, age and geographic location. PloS One 10(3), 1-17.
Ibarguren, C., Raya, R. R., Apella, M. C. & Audisio, M. C. (2010) Enterococcus faecium isolated from honey synthesized bacteriocin-like substances active against different Listeria monocytogenes strains. The Journal of Microbiology 48(1), 44-52.
Kačániová, M., Chlebo, R., Kopernický, M. & Trakovicka, A. (2004) Microflora of the honeybee gastrointestinal tract. Folia microbiologica 49(2), 169-171.
Kerry, M., Oliver, L., Patrick, H., Degnan, T., Gaelen, R. & Nancy, A. (2010) Facultative symbionts in aphid and horizontal transfer of ecologically important, Annual Review of Entomology 55, 247-266.
Kwong, W. K. and Moran, N. A. (2016) Gut microbial communities of social bees. Nature Reviews Microbiology 14(6), 374-384.
Lane, D. (1991) 16S/23S rRNA sequencing. Nucleic Acid Techniques in Bacterial Systematics (Stackebrandt E and Goodfellow M, eds). J Wiley and Sons, Chichester 115-175.
Olofsson, T. C., Vásquez, A., Sammataro, D. & Macharia, J. (2011) A scientific note on the lactic acid bacterial flora within the honeybee subspecies Apis mellifera (Buckfast), A. m. scutellata, A. m. mellifera, and A. m. monticola. Apidologie 42(6), 696-699.
Olofsson, T. C. & Vásquez, A. (2008) Detection and identification of a novel lactic acid bacterial flora within the honey stomach of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Current Microbiology 57(4), 356-363.
Parichehreh, S., Farshineh, A. M. & Fallahzadeh, M. (2014) Study and comparison of morphological characteristics of dwarf honey bees, Apis florea F. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Iran.Journal of Entomological Research 5( 4), 315-330.
Pidiyar, V. J., Jangid, K., Patole, M. S. & Shouche, Y. S. (2004) Studies on cultured and uncultured microbiota of wild Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito midgut based on 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 70(6), 597-603.
Sepúlveda, D. A., Zepeda‐Paulo, F., Ramírez, C. C., Lavandero, B. & Figueroa, C. C. (2016) Diversity, frequency, and geographic distribution of facultative bacterial endosymbionts in introduced aphid pests. Insect Science 0,1-11.
Singh, S. T., Priya, N. G., Kumar, J., Rana, V. S., Ellango, R., Joshi, A., Priyadarshini, G., Asokan, R. & Rajagopal, R. (2012) Diversity and phylogenetic analysis of endosymbiotic bacteria from field caught Bemisia tabaci from different locations of North India based on 16S rDNA library screening. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 12(2), 411-419.
Tahmasebi, G., Ebadi, R., Tajabadi, N., Akhondi, M. & Faraj, S. (2002) The Effects of Geographical and Climatological Conditions on the morphological Variation and Separation of Iranian Small Honeybee (Apis florea F.) Populations. JWSS-Isfahan University of Technology 6(2), 169-176.
Tajabadi, N., Mardan, M., Saari, N., Mustafa, S., Bahreini, R. & Manap, M. Y. A. (2013) Identification of Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus and Lactobacillus fermentum from honey stomach of honeybee. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 44(3), 717-722.
Tajabadi, N., Mardan, M., Manap, M. Y. A., Shuhaimi, M., Meimandipour, A. & Nateghi, L. (2011) Detection and identification of Lactobacillus bacteria found in the honey stomach of the giant honeybee Apis dorsata. Apidologie 42(5), 642-649.
Tajabadi, M., Heidari Nasrabadi, M. & Jafari, P. (2010) Health and Iran traditional dairy products. Proceedings of 1st National Conference on Probiotics and Functional foods 30-39.
Tamura, K., Dudley, J., Nei, M. & Kumar, S. (2007) MEGA4: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis (MEGA) software version 4.0. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24(8), 1596-1599.