Another Way We're Killing the Bees

You've probably heard by now that the honeybees are in trouble. This video talks about another way we're hurting the bees and maybe ourselves too. Seems like antibiotics and a healthy microbiota don't mix.


Discussion on the honeybee microbiome from Raymann, Shaffer, and Moran “antibiotic exposure perturbs the gut microbiota and elevates mortality in honeybees” PLOS Biology (2017). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio....

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Estimated number of human gut bacterial species from:
Sommer, F; Bäckhed, F (Apr 2013). "The gut microbiota--masters of host development and physiology". Nat Rev Microbiol. 11 (4): 227–38. doi:10.1038/nrmicro2974. PMID 23435359

Music:
"Odyssey" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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