Flagellum Removal by a Nectar Metabolite Inhibits Infectivity of a Bumblebee Parasite

Plant phytochemicals can act as natural “medicines” for animals against parasites [1–3]. Some nectar metabolites, for example, reduce parasite infections in bees [4–7]. Declining plant diversity through anthropogenic landscape change [8–11] could reduce the availability of medicinal nectar plants fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2019-10, Vol.29 (20), p.3494-3500.e5
Hauptverfasser:	Koch, Hauke, Woodward, James, Langat, Moses K., Brown, Mark J.F., Stevenson, Philip C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bumblebee drug discovery entomology flagellum honey host-parasite ecology parasitology pharmacognosy phytochemistry pollinator
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