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浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2021 In order to understand the annual epidemic situation of Chinese sacbrood disease and European foulbrood disease pathogens [Chinese sacbrood virus (CSBV) and Melissococcus pluton, respectively] in Chinese honeybee (Apis cerana cerana) of Chun’an County of
WANG Deqian +5 more
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Insects, 2021 European foulbrood (EFB) is an infectious disease of honey bees caused by the bacterium Melissococcus plutonius. A method for DNA isolation and conventional PCR diagnosis was developed using hive debris, which was non-invasively collected on paper sheets
Jana Biová +6 more
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Impact of Legislation on Antibiotic Use and Awareness of Beekeepers
Journal of Apicultural Science, 2021 Legislation plays a key role in regulating beekeeping practices and biosecurity measures, but different countries present conflicting legislative frameworks in terms of allowing antibiotic use.
Croppi Sofia +8 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.In social insect colonies, diseased or dead brood is identified and removed by workers to prevent the infection of the whole colony. Here, bumble bee larvae exposed to a bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. aizawai (strain: ABTS‐1857)) based biopesticide were removed more frequently than wounded or untreated control larvae. This shows that bumble bee
Michelle Scheffler +4 more
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European foulbrood of honeybee – in short
, 2023 European foulbrood of honeybee (EFB) is a bacterial disease that infects young brood up to 48 hours of age. The primary causative agent is Melissococcus plutonius, a Gram-positive lanceolate or round bacterium that requires cultivation under artificial conditions.
Zdravković, Nemanja +6 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 Honey bees coexist with fungi that colonize hive surfaces and pollen. Some of these fungi are opportunistic pathogens, but many are beneficial species that produce antimicrobial compounds for pollen conservation and the regulation of pathogen populations.
Katerina Vocadlova +9 more
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.We outline the diversity of pests, weeds and plant pathogens absent from New Zealand that threaten forage production, examine their potential import pathways, and outline the challenges of managing them should they arrive. The number and diversity of threats and pathways indicates ongoing incursions are inevitable.
Craig B. Phillips +9 more
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Characterization of Potential Risk Pathways for African Swine Fever Introduction Into Brazil
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.African swine fever (ASF) poses a serious threat to global swine production, and its reintroduction into Brazil, the world’s third‐largest pork exporter, would have severe socioeconomic consequences. This study characterized the potential risk pathways for ASF introduction in Brazil by analyzing three key aspects: seizure of informally imported animal ...
Isadora Martins Pinto Coelho +8 more
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Melissococcus plutonius causing European foulbrood [PDF]
, 2018 European foulbrood is a bacterial disease attacking honey bee larvae worldwide. It is caused by bacterium Melissococcus plutonius, which is a non-spore-forming, Gram positive, anaerobic bacterium.
Navrátilová, Blanka
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Honey Bee Colony Health in Thiamethoxam‐Treated Sugar Beet Fields: A Field‐Based Case Study
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.Using multi‐site field trials during Germany's 2021 emergency authorization of thiamethoxam‐treated sugar beet, we combined colony demography and residue analyses with complementary worker survival assays to characterize honey bee exposure under realistic conditions.
Richard Odemer +3 more
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