>
> >Same with humans, Randy. Most bacteria inhabit the colon and ileum. Not
> much can live at a pH of 2.
>
Understood Scott. My point was that bacteria adapted to passing through
the low pH human gut would likely be more resistant to acidity than a
bacterium that colonizes the bee midgut, and may have little need to resist
strong acidity.
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Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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