Probiotics and postbiotics: a promising prophylactic measure for American foulbrood and European foulbrood diseases of honey bees. [PDF]
Vet Res ForumAmerican foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB) diseases caused by Paenibacillus larvae and Meliscococcus plutonius are prevalent honeybee brood diseases that pose significant economic challenges to the apiculture industry globally. Antibiotic treatment has led to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, encouraging the search for ...
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Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2016 Paenibacillus larvae is one of the major bacterial pathogens of honey bee broods and the causative agent of American foulbrood disease. The factors responsible for the pathogenesis of American foulbrood disease are still not fully understood, and the ...
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Veterinary Medicine InternationalA cross-sectional study design was conducted across agroecological zones in East Shewa and West Arsi Zones of Oromia, Ethiopia, from September 2020 to November 2021 to identify the types, prevalence, and potential risk factors associated with honeybee ...
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Using whole genome sequencing to study American foulbrood epidemiology in honeybees. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 American foulbrood (AFB), caused by Paenibacillus larvae, is a devastating disease in honeybees. In most countries, the disease is controlled through compulsory burning of symptomatic colonies causing major economic losses in apiculture.
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Identification and Treatment of European Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies
EDIS, 2020 European foulbrood is a bacterial disease that affects Western honey bee larvae. It is a concern to beekeepers everywhere, though it is less serious than American foulbrood because it does not form spores, which means that it can be treated. This 7-page
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Major Honey Bee Diseases and Possibilities to Control Them with Essential Oils [PDF]
InsectsHoneybee colonies are affected by bacterial, fungal, viral, microsporidian, and parasitic diseases that impair brood viability, adult survival, productivity, and beekeeping sustainability.
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COMPARISON STUDIES BETWEEN THE HYBRID RACES OF CARNIOLEAN AND ITALIAN HONEYBEE TO RESISTANCE OF THE FOULBROODS [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2013 This work was performed during the period from May 2011 to May 2012, the times of increase and decrease of the infection strength with American and European foulbrood diseases in certain hybrid honeybee colonies Apis mellifera (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae ...
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EVALUATION EFFICACY OF CERTAIN ANTIBIOTICS AND ESSENTIAL OILS FOR CONTROLLING THE AMERICAN FOULBROOD DISEASE IN HONEYBEE COLONIES Apis mellifera L. [PDF]
Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development, 2014 American foulbrood (AFB) is one of the most devastating diseasesof the honeybee colonies. Antibiotics (oxytetracyclin, tylosin and sodiumsalphte demidin) and essential oils thymol oil (Thymo vulgaris L.) andcinnamon oil (Cinnamomum zeylanicum).
Ehab Wafeek Zidan
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Anti-Bacterial Activity of Four Distinct Propolis Extracts against P. larvae and M. plutonius; Etiological Agent of American and European Foulbrood Disease of Honeybees [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2023 Four different propolis samples obtained from different regions of Iran were evaluated for their antibacterial effects against the bacterial agents responsible for two important honeybee diseases. Paenibacillus larvae (P.
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Genomic analysis of the population structure of Paenibacillus larvae in New Zealand
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 New Zealand is a remote country in the South Pacific Ocean. The isolation and relatively late arrival of humans into New Zealand has meant there is a recorded history of the introduction of domestic species. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) were introduced to
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