Figure 4. An example of honey bee larval gut bacteria from each identified phylotype and observed growing next to filter paper disks covered in royal jelly: (A) Acetobacteraceae; (B) Neisseriaceae; (C) Lactobacillus sp. B; (D) Bifidobacterium; (E) Bacillus sp.; (F) Fructobacillus fructosus; (G) Lactobacillus kunkeei; (H) Lactobacillus sp. A. Both control bacteria were inhibited (I) Lactobacillus kunkeei isolated from a flower; (J) Staphylococcus sp. isolated from a bee-bread (pollen stored in honeycomb cells).

Some reduction in growth around royal jelly disc was recorded for Neisseriaceae as shown by the arrow.