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Probiotics and postbiotics: a promising prophylactic measure for American foulbrood and European foulbrood diseases of honey bees. [PDF]

Vet Res Forum
American 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.
Mojgani N, Bagheri M, Ashique S, Hosseini SH, Hussain A, Moharrami M, Zahmatkesh A, Moradi M.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Nisin A Treatment to Protect Honey Bee Larvae from European Foulbrood Disease. [PDF]

Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins
European foulbrood (EFB) is a bee larvae-specific infectious disease and the causative pathogen is Melissococcus plutonius. Broad-spectrum antibiotics have classically been used in many countries to control the pathogens; however, their use in apiaries ...
Nakamura K, Takamatsu D, Harada M, Zendo T, Sekiya Y, Endo A.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

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
Catherine M. Mueller, Cameron Jack, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jamie D. Ellis   +3 more
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Role of Honey Bee Gut Microbiota in the Control of American Foulbrood and European Foulbrood Diseases. [PDF]

Arch Razi Inst, 2022
American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB) are the two most important honey bee brood diseases which impose heavy economic losses to the apiculture industry worldwide by reducing bee population and honey production. Treatment with antibiotics has led to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, calling for alternative safe treatment ...
Moharrami M, Mojgani N, Bagheri M, Toutiaee S.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Validation of Diagnostic Methods for European Foulbrood on Commercial Honey Bee Colonies in the United States. [PDF]

J Insect Sci, 2021
One of the most serious bacterial pathogens of Western honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) is Melissococcus plutonius, the cause of the disease European foulbrood.
Milbrath MO, Fowler PD, Abban SK, Lopez D, Evans JD.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Influence of Honey bee Nutritive Jelly Type and Dilution on its Bactericidal Effect on Melissococcus plutonius, the Etiological Agent of European Foulbrood. [PDF]

Microb Ecol, 2023
To defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms, honey bees resort to social immunity mechanisms, such as the secretion of antibiotic compounds in the jelly they feed to their larvae.
de La Harpe M, Gütlin A, Chiang C, Dietemann V, Dainat B.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the performance of a point-of-care molecular assay for simultaneous detection of the agents of American foulbrood and European foulbrood in apiaries. [PDF]

J Vet Diagn Invest
American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB), caused by Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius, respectively, are severe bacterial diseases that significantly affect honey bee health and productivity worldwide.
Heo J, Cheon DS, Chung NK, Kim Y, Kim DY.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Impact of different culture media and drying treatment on the isolation of Melissococcus plutonius, the causative agent of European foulbrood, from honey bee larval specimens. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci
Melissococcus plutonius, the bacterium causing European foulbrood in honey bees, includes two distinct types: typical strains, which are fastidious and not easy to culture, and atypical strains, which grow more robustly and tolerate higher sodium levels.
Kitamura Y, Kusajima Y, Sekiya Y, Kawaguchi R, Hayashi Y, Kakinuma H, Okamoto M, Takamatsu D.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Adoption of Partial Shook Swarm in the Integrated Control of American and European Foulbrood of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.)

Agriculture, 2023
American foulbrood (AFB) and European foulbrood (EFB) are the two most important bacterial diseases that affect honey bee brood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an integrated treatment of AFB and EFB in naturally infected colonies in
Michela Mosca, Jernej Bubnic, Luigi Giannetti, Luca Fortugno, Marco Pietropaoli, Veronica Manara, Elisabetta Bonerba, Giovanni Formato   +7 more
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Quantitative tyramine analysis method for Apis mellifera larvae infected with Melissococcus plutonius, the causative agent of European foulbrood. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci
Tyramine, a trace monoamine produced from tyrosine by decarboxylation and found naturally in foods, plants, and animals, is a suspected virulence factor of Melissococcus plutonius that causes European foulbrood in honey bee brood.
Takamatsu D, Uegaki R, Okamoto M, Nakamura K, Harada M.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources