Works (27)

Updated: February 19th, 2026 16:54

2026 article

Genomic and phenotypic diversification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during sustained exposure to a ciliate predator

Bechara, N. R., Bardeskar, N., Hopkins, H. A., & Raymann, K. (2026, January 13). (Vol. 1). Vol. 1.

By: N. Bechara n, N. Bardeskar n, H. Hopkins* & K. Raymann n

topics (OpenAlex): Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing; Evolution and Genetic Dynamics; Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 17, 2026

2025 article

Integrated effects of polyamide microplastics and common antimicrobials in reclaimed water on the growth of lettuce (Lactuva sativa L.) and soil bacterial communities

Ullah, R., Raymann, K., Farias, J., Tsui, M. T.-K., Chow, A., Williams, C., & Ligaba-Osena, A. (2025, December 24). ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH.

By: R. Ullah*, K. Raymann n, J. Farias*, M. Tsui*, A. Chow*, C. Williams*, A. Ligaba-Osena*

topics (OpenAlex): Microplastics and Plastic Pollution; biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties; Antimicrobial agents and applications; Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts; Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
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6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 25, 2025

2025 article

Unintended consequences of antibiotic use in beekeeping: drone health as a potential vulnerability

Burks, A., Gallagher, P., & Raymann, K. (2025, September 30). Animal Microbiome, Vol. 7.

By: A. Burks*, P. Gallagher n & K. Raymann n

topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 21, 2025

2024 article

Co-evolution and Gene Transfers Drive Speciation Patterns in Host-Associated Bacteria

Stott, C., Diop, A., Raymann, K., & Bobay, L.-M. (2024, December 1). (H. Hendrickson, Ed.). Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol. 41.

By: C. Stott n, A. Diop n, K. Raymann n & L. Bobay n

Ed(s): H. Hendrickson

author keywords: speciation; bacteria; symbiosis; horizontal gene transfer; honeybee
MeSH headings : Gene Transfer, Horizontal; Animals; Bees / microbiology; Bees / genetics; Genetic Speciation; Bacteria / genetics; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Host Microbial Interactions / genetics; Symbiosis; Homologous Recombination; Evolution, Molecular
topics (OpenAlex): Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: December 13, 2024

2024 article

Diet affects reproductive development and microbiota composition in honey bees

Zumkhawala-Cook, A., Gallagher, P., & Raymann, K. (2024, November 5). Animal Microbiome, Vol. 6.

By: A. Zumkhawala-Cook n, P. Gallagher n & K. Raymann n

author keywords: Honey bees (Apis mellifera); Gut microbiota; Queen Mandibular Pheromone (QMP); Royal jelly; Ovary development; Diet; Queen-worker dimorphism; Caste differentiation
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 18, 2024

2024 article

Is it me or is it you? Physiological effects of the honey bee microbiota may instead be due to host maturation

Kwong, W. K., & Raymann, K. (2024, September 26). MBio, Vol. 9.

By: W. Kwong* & K. Raymann n

author keywords: gut microbiota; nonhuman microbiota; entomology; behavior
MeSH headings : Bees / microbiology; Bees / physiology; Animals; Microbiota; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Host Microbial Interactions; Hydrocarbons / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 8, 2024

2024 article

Making a Pathogen? Evaluating the Impact of Protist Predation on the Evolution of Virulence in Serratia marcescens

Hopkins, H. A., Lopezguerra, C., Lau, M.-J., & Raymann, K. (2024, July 4). Genome Biology and Evolution, Vol. 16.

By: H. Hopkins n, C. Lopezguerra n, M. Lau n & K. Raymann n

author keywords: evolution; exaptation; virulence; predation; bacteria; opportunistic pathogen
MeSH headings : Serratia marcescens / pathogenicity; Serratia marcescens / genetics; Virulence; Tetrahymena thermophila / genetics; Biological Evolution
topics (OpenAlex): Evolution and Genetic Dynamics; Vibrio bacteria research studies; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Escherichia coli research studies; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 26, 2024

2023 article

Testing the Effectiveness of a Commercially Sold Probiotic on Restoring the Gut Microbiota of Honey Bees: a Field Study

Damico, M. E., Beasley, B., Greenstein, D., & Raymann, K. (2023, December 19). Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, Vol. 12.

By: M. Damico*, B. Beasley*, D. Greenstein* & K. Raymann n

author keywords: Honey bees; Probiotics; Regulation; Antibiotics; Microbiome; Bacteria; Oxytetracycline
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Bee Products Chemical Analysis; Plant and animal studies
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 2, 2024

2021 article

High royal jelly production does not impact the gut microbiome of honey bees

Damico, M. E., Rueppell, O., Shaffer, Z., Han, B., & Raymann, K. (2021, September 13). Animal Microbiome.

By: M. Damico*, O. Rueppell*, Z. Shaffer*, B. Han* & K. Raymann*

topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Bee Products Chemical Analysis; Plant and animal studies
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2021 article

Larval Conditioning and Aging of Sand Fly Rearing Medium Affect Oviposition Site Selection in Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand Flies

Faw, L. R., Raymann, K., Bechara, N. R., & Wasserberg, G. (2021, April 15). Journal of Medical Entomology.

By: L. Faw*, K. Raymann*, N. Bechara* & G. Wasserberg*

MeSH headings : Animal Feed; Animals; Biological Assay; Insect Vectors / growth & development; Insect Vectors / physiology; Oviposition; Phlebotomus / growth & development; Phlebotomus / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Research on Leishmaniasis Studies; Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect Pest Control Strategies
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2020 journal article

CoreCruncher: Fast and Robust Construction of Core Genomes in Large Prokaryotic Data Sets

Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(2), 727–734.

By: C. Harris*, E. Torrance*, K. Raymann* & L. Bobay*

Ed(s): A. Ouangraoua

MeSH headings : Genome, Archaeal; Genome, Bacterial; Genomics / methods; Serratia marcescens / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics; Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 5, 2024

2020 journal article

Strain Structure and Dynamics Revealed by Targeted Deep Sequencing of the Honey Bee Gut Microbiome

MSphere, 5(4).

By: L. Bobay*, E. Wissel* & K. Raymann*

Ed(s): B. Campbell

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bees / microbiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / genetics; Genetic Variation; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; Host Microbial Interactions; Metagenome; Metagenomics; Phylogeny; Symbiosis
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 4, 2024

2019 journal article

Population Genetics of Host-Associated Microbiomes

Current Molecular Biology Reports, 5(3), 128–139.

By: L. Bobay* & K. Raymann*

topics (OpenAlex): Gut microbiota and health; Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies; Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis; Plant and fungal interactions
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 4, 2024

2018 article

Glyphosate perturbs the gut microbiota of honey bees

Motta, E. V. S., Raymann, K., & Moran, N. A. (2018, September 24). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

By: E. Motta*, K. Raymann* & N. Moran*

MeSH headings : 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase / antagonists & inhibitors; 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-Carboxyvinyltransferase / metabolism; Animals; Bees / drug effects; Bees / microbiology; Enzyme Inhibitors / toxicity; Escherichia coli / genetics; Escherichia coli / growth & development; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / genetics; Glycine / analogs & derivatives; Glycine / toxicity; Neisseriaceae / drug effects; Neisseriaceae / metabolism; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Serratia / pathogenicity; Glyphosate
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2018 article

Imidacloprid Decreases Honey Bee Survival Rates but Does Not Affect the Gut Microbiome

Raymann, K., Motta, E. V. S., Girard, C., Riddington, I. M., Dinser, J. A., & Moran, N. A. (2018, April 20). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 4, pp. AEM.00545–00518.

By: K. Raymann*, E. Motta*, C. Girard*, I. Riddington*, J. Dinser* & N. Moran*

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / drug effects; Bacteria / metabolism; Bees / drug effects; Biodiversity; Disease Susceptibility; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects; Neonicotinoids / adverse effects; Neonicotinoids / metabolism; Neonicotinoids / pharmacology; Nitro Compounds / adverse effects; Nitro Compounds / metabolism; Nitro Compounds / pharmacology; Pesticides / adverse effects; Pesticides / pharmacology; Serratia / pathogenicity; Serratia Infections / veterinary; Survival Rate
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2018 article

Pathogenicity of Serratia marcescens Strains in Honey Bees

Raymann, K., Coon, K. L., Shaffer, Z., Salisbury, S., & Moran, N. A. (2018, October 8). MBio.

By: K. Raymann*, K. Coon*, Z. Shaffer*, S. Salisbury* & N. Moran*

MeSH headings : Animals; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / metabolism; Bees / microbiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology; Hemolymph / microbiology; Monophenol Monooxygenase / metabolism; Opportunistic Infections / complications; Opportunistic Infections / microbiology; Serratia Infections / complications; Serratia marcescens / genetics; Serratia marcescens / isolation & purification; Serratia marcescens / pathogenicity; Varroidae / microbiology; Virulence
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2018 article

The role of the gut microbiome in health and disease of adult honey bee workers

Raymann, K., & Moran, N. A. (2018, February 8). Current Opinion in Insect Science, Vol. 26, pp. 97–104.

By: K. Raymann* & N. Moran*

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / classification; Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; Bees / microbiology; Bees / physiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2017 article

Antibiotic exposure perturbs the gut microbiota and elevates mortality in honeybees

Raymann, K., Shaffer, Z., & Moran, N. A. (2017, March 14). (J. Gore, Ed.). PLoS Biology, Vol. 15, p. e2001861.

By: K. Raymann*, Z. Shaffer* & N. Moran*

Ed(s): J. Gore

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Bees / drug effects; Bees / microbiology; Biodiversity; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects; Serratia / drug effects; Serratia / physiology; Survival Analysis; Tetracycline / pharmacology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
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3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2017 journal article

Antibiotics reduce genetic diversity of core species in the honeybee gut microbiome

Molecular Ecology, 27(8), 2057–2066.

By: K. Raymann*, L. Bobay* & N. Moran*

MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Bees / drug effects; Bees / genetics; Bees / microbiology; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects; Gastrointestinal Microbiome / genetics; Gastrointestinal Tract / drug effects; Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology; Genetic Variation / genetics; Host Microbial Interactions / drug effects; Host Microbial Interactions / genetics; Neisseriaceae / drug effects; Neisseriaceae / genetics; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Symbiosis / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
UN Sustainable Development Goals Color Wheel
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 4, 2024

2017 article

Unexplored Archaeal Diversity in the Great Ape Gut Microbiome

Raymann, K., Moeller, A. H., Goodman, A. L., & Ochman, H. (2017, February 22). (S. G. Tringe, Ed.). MSphere, Vol. 2, pp. e00026–17.

Ed(s): S. Tringe

topics (OpenAlex): Gut microbiota and health; Probiotics and Fermented Foods; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2015 article

The two-domain tree of life is linked to a new root for the Archaea

Raymann, K., Brochier-Armanet, C., & Gribaldo, S. (2015, May 11). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 112, pp. 6670–6675.

MeSH headings : Archaea / classification; Archaea / genetics; Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bayes Theorem; Biological Evolution; Databases, Genetic; Eukaryota / classification; Eukaryota / genetics; Euryarchaeota / classification; Euryarchaeota / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Genetic Markers; Genetic Speciation; Genome, Archaeal; Genome, Bacterial; Models, Biological; Phylogeny
topics (OpenAlex): Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Protist diversity and phylogeny; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2014 article

Biology of a widespread uncultivated archaeon that contributes to carbon fixation in the subsurface

Probst, A. J., Weinmaier, T., Raymann, K., Perras, A., Emerson, J. B., Rattei, T., … Moissl-Eichinger, C. (2014, November 26). Nature Communications, Vol. 5, p. 5497.

MeSH headings : Archaea / classification; Archaea / genetics; Archaea / growth & development; Archaea / metabolism; Carbon / metabolism; Carbon Cycle; Groundwater / analysis; Groundwater / microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny
topics (OpenAlex): Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2014 article

Comparative genomics highlights the unique biology of Methanomassiliicoccales, a Thermoplasmatales-related seventh order of methanogenic archaea that encodes pyrrolysine

Borrel, G., Parisot, N., Harris, H. M. B., Peyretaillade, E., Gaci, N., Tottey, W., … Brugère, J.-F. (2014, August 13). BMC Genomics, Vol. 15, p. 679.

MeSH headings : Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Biosynthetic Pathways; Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats; Codon, Terminator; Energy Metabolism; Genome, Archaeal; Lysine / analogs & derivatives; Lysine / genetics; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; RNA, Archaeal / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Replication Origin; Thermoplasmales / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Biofuel production and bioconversion; Enzyme Production and Characterization
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14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2014 article

DNA topoisomerase VIII: a novel subfamily of type IIB topoisomerases encoded by free or integrated plasmids in Archaea and Bacteria

Gadelle, D., Krupovic, M., Raymann, K., Mayer, C., & Forterre, P. (2014, July 2). Nucleic Acids Research, Vol. 42, pp. 8578–8591.

MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Archaea / enzymology; Archaea / genetics; Archaeal Proteins / chemistry; Archaeal Proteins / classification; Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Archaeal Proteins / metabolism; Bacteria / enzymology; Bacterial Proteins / chemistry; Bacterial Proteins / classification; Bacterial Proteins / genetics; Bacterial Proteins / metabolism; Conserved Sequence; DNA Topoisomerases / chemistry; DNA Topoisomerases / classification; DNA Topoisomerases / genetics; DNA Topoisomerases / metabolism; Genome, Bacterial; Phylogeny; Plasmids / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms; Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2014 article

Global Phylogenomic Analysis Disentangles the Complex Evolutionary History of DNA Replication in Archaea

Raymann, K., Forterre, P., Brochier-Armanet, C., & Gribaldo, S. (2014, January 1). Genome Biology and Evolution, Vol. 6, pp. 192–212.

MeSH headings : Archaea / genetics; Archaea / metabolism; Archaeal Proteins / genetics; Archaeal Proteins / metabolism; DNA Replication; DNA, Archaeal / genetics; DNA, Archaeal / metabolism; Evolution, Molecular; Gene Transfer, Horizontal; Genome, Archaeal; Phylogeny
topics (OpenAlex): Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; DNA Repair Mechanisms; Protist diversity and phylogeny
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15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2014 article

Plasmids from Euryarchaeota

Forterre, P., Krupovic, M., Raymann, K., & Soler, N. (2014, November 21). Microbiology Spectrum.

MeSH headings : Archaeal Proteins / genetics; DNA Replication; Euryarchaeota / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Plasmids
topics (OpenAlex): Bacteriophages and microbial interactions; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Source: ORCID
Added: April 19, 2025

2013 journal article

A Genomic Survey of Reb Homologs Suggests Widespread Occurrence of R-Bodies in Proteobacteria

G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 3(3), 505–516.

By: K. Raymann*, L. Bobay*, T. Doak*, M. Lynch* & S. Gribaldo*

MeSH headings : Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; Bacterial Proteins / genetics; Databases, Genetic; Evolution, Molecular; Genome, Bacterial; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Protein Structure, Secondary; Proteobacteria / classification; Proteobacteria / genetics; Proteobacteria / physiology; Sequence Analysis, Protein; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Species Specificity; Symbiosis; Synteny
topics (OpenAlex): Protist diversity and phylogeny; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 4, 2024

Employment

Updated: April 27th, 2024 15:15

2023 - present

North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Assistant Professor Plant and Microbial Biology

2018 - 2023

UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC, US
Assistant Professor Biology

2014 - 2017

University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX, US
Postdoctoral Fellow Integrative Biology

Education

Updated: April 27th, 2018 16:47

2011 - 2014

Institut Pasteur Paris, Île-de-France, FR
PhD Microbiology

2006 - 2011

Indiana University Bloomington, IN, US
BSc biology

Funding History

Funding history based on the linked ORCID record. Updated: October 15th, 2024 14:31

grant December 31, 2023 - December 30, 2024
Investigating the impacts of in-hive treatments on the reproductive health of queens and drones
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
grant April 13, 2023 - March 31, 2028
Deciphering the processes of adaptation and exaptation driving the evolution of opportunism in bacteria
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
grant January 1, 2022 - January 2, 2024
Investigating the impacts of in-hive treatments on the reproductive health of queens and drones
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
grant August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2022
BEE: Unraveling the ecological and evolutionary factors shaping host-associated microbial communities
Directorate for Biological Sciences
grant June 1, 2018 - October 14, 2019
Fine-Scale Dynamics of Honeybee Gut Microbial Communities After Perturbation
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
grant February 1, 2017 - January 31, 2019
FINE-SCALE DYNAMICS OF HONEYBEE GUT MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AFTER PERTURBATION
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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