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A high-throughput sequencing survey characterizing European foulbrood disease and Varroosis in honey bees [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
As essential pollinators of ecosystems and agriculture, honey bees (Apis mellifera) are host to a variety of pathogens that result in colony loss. Two highly prevalent larval diseases are European foulbrood (EFB) attributed to the bacterium Melissococcus
Kirk E. Anderson, Duan C. Copeland, Robert J. Erickson, Amy S. Floyd, Patrick C. Maes, Brendon M. Mott   +5 more
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Antimicrobial Activity from Putative Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria for the Biological Control of American and European Foulbrood Diseases [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
The balance of the gut microbiome is important for the honey bee’s growth and development, immune function and defense against pathogens. The use of a beneficial bacteria-based strategy for the prevention and biocontrol of American foulbrood (AFB) and ...
Massimo Iorizzo, Sonia Ganassi, Gianluca Albanese, Francesco Letizia, Bruno Testa, Cosimo Tedino, Sonia Petrarca, Franco Mutinelli, Alessandra Mazzeo, Antonio De Cristofaro   +9 more
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Evaluating approved and alternative treatments against an oxytetracycline-resistant bacterium responsible for European foulbrood disease in honey bees [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
European foulbrood (EFB) is a disease of honey bee larvae caused by Melissococcus plutonius. In North America, oxytetracycline (OTC) is approved to combat EFB disease though tylosin (TYL) and lincomycin (LMC) are also registered for use against American ...
Fatima Masood, Jenna M. Thebeau, Allyssa Cloet, Ivanna V. Kozii, Michael W. Zabrodski, Sarah Biganski, Jenny Liang, M. Marta Guarna, Elemir Simko, Antonio Ruzzini, Sarah C. Wood   +10 more
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In Vitro Effects of Pesticides on European Foulbrood in Honeybee Larvae [PDF]

Insects, 2020
Neonicotinoid and fungicide exposure has been linked to immunosuppression and increased susceptibility to disease in honeybees (Apis mellifera). European foulbrood, caused by the bacterium Melissococcus plutonius, is a disease of honeybee larvae which ...
Sarah C. Wood, Jocelyne C. Chalifour, Ivanna V. Kozii, Igor Medici de Mattos, Colby D. Klein, Michael W. Zabrodski, Igor Moshynskyy, M. Marta Guarna, Patricia Wolf Veiga, Tasha Epp, Elemir Simko   +10 more
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Putative determinants of virulence in Melissococcus plutonius, the bacterial agent causing European foulbrood in honey bees [PDF]

Virulence, 2020
Melissococcus plutonius is a bacterial pathogen that causes epidemic outbreaks of European foulbrood (EFB) in honey bee populations. The pathogenicity of a bacterium depends on its virulence, and understanding the mechanisms influencing virulence may ...
Daniela Grossar, Verena Kilchenmann, Eva Forsgren, Jean-Daniel Charrière, Laurent Gauthier, Michel Chapuisat, Vincent Dietemann   +6 more
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Sacbrood viruses and select Lake Sinai virus variants dominated Apis mellifera colonies symptomatic for European foulbrood [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
European foulbrood (EFB) is a prevalent disease in the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the United States, which can lead to colony decline and collapse. The bacterial components of EFB are well-studied, but the diversity of viral infections within
Poppy J. Hesketh-Best, Peter D. Fowler, Nkechi M. Odogwu, Meghan O. Milbrath, Declan C. Schroeder   +4 more
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In the battle of the disease: a transcriptomic analysis of European foulbrood-diseased larvae of the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background European foulbrood is a significant bacterial brood disease of Apis sp. and can cause severe and devastating damages in beekeeping operations.
Oleg Lewkowski, Anja Poehlein, Rolf Daniel, Silvio Erler   +3 more
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Bacterial community associated with worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) affected by European foulbrood [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
Background Melissococcus plutonius is an entomopathogenic bacterium that causes European foulbrood (EFB), a honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) disease that necessitates quarantine in some countries. In Czechia, positive evidence of EFB was absent for almost 40
Tomas Erban, Ondrej Ledvinka, Martin Kamler, Bronislava Hortova, Marta Nesvorna, Jan Tyl, Dalibor Titera, Martin Markovic, Jan Hubert   +8 more
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Virulence of Melissococcus plutonius and secondary invaders associated with European foulbrood disease of the honey bee [PDF]

MicrobiologyOpen, 2019
European foulbrood is a globally distributed brood disease affecting honey bees. It may lead to lethal infections of larvae and, in severe cases, even to colony collapse.
Oleg Lewkowski, Silvio Erler
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No impact of hygienic behavior and viral coinfection on the development of European foulbrood in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies during blueberry pollination in Michigan. [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2023
European foulbrood (EFB) is a severe disease of honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae caused by the bacterium Linnaeus [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) Melissococcus plutonius (ex White) Bailey and Collins (Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae).
Fowler PD, Schroeder DC, Kevill JL, Milbrath MOG.   +3 more
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