EcologybioRxivPreprint
Good parenting of oil-collecting bees: microbial defense in nests of Centris bees?
Elif Kardas, Miguel Pacheco-Leiva, Allan Artavia‐León…·Filipa Godoy‐Vitorino
The paper characterizes microbial communities in brood cells of Centris bees and identifies antimicrobial bacteria and fungi, suggesting maternal provisioning shapes these microenvironments.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.23.713567