Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Sheba Khan, Doug Somerville, Michael Frese, Murali Nayudu Sheba Khan, Doug Somerville, Michael Frese, Murali Nayudu Published: August 28, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238252 Figures Abstract We report on aerobic “environmental” bacteria isolated from European honey bees (Apis mellifera). We determined the number of culturable aerobic bacteria in the gut of nurse bees sampled from locations around Australia.