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Several pollinator gut\u2011associated core bacterial genera, including\n                    <jats:italic>Gilliamella<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Snodgrassella<\/jats:italic>\n                    , were detected across most species, representing the first reports of\n                    <jats:italic>Snodgrassella<\/jats:italic>\n                    on\n                    <jats:italic>E. tenax<\/jats:italic>\n                    and of\n                    <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Gilliamella<\/jats:italic>\n                    on\n                    <jats:italic>L. sordidum<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Environmentally acquired taxa dominated the epibiont communities, consistent with pollinator exposure to floral and habitat\u2011specific bacterial sources. 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