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Review articlesProspects for probiotics in social bees
Published:02 May 2022https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0156
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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0156
- PubMed:35491599
- Published by:Royal Society
- Print ISSN:0962-8436
- Online ISSN:1471-2970
- Manuscript received27/08/2021
- Manuscript accepted04/11/2021
- Published online02/05/2022
- Published in print20/06/2022
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