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− | <p>Figure 1 : <i>Varroa destructor</i> life cycle,
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− | Butyrate is a volatile acid which is non-toxic for honeybees
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− | <li><b><i>atoB</i></b> present in <i>E.coli</i>, coding for acetyl-CoA
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