Revisiting the role of pathogen diversity and microbial interactions in honeybee susceptibility and treatment of Melissococcus plutonius infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceEuropean Foulbrood (EFB) is a severe bacterial disease affecting honeybees, primarily caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Melissococcus plutonius. Although the presence of M.
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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 ...
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Peritrophic matrix-degrading proteins are dispensable virulence factors in a virulent Melissococcus plutonius strain [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 European foulbrood (EFB) caused by Melissococcus plutonius is a major bacterial disease of honey bees. Strains of the causative agent exhibit genetic heterogeneity, and the degree of virulence varies among strains.
Keiko Nakamura +5 more
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Lack of evidence for trans-generational immune priming against the honey bee pathogen Melissococcus plutonius. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Trans-generational immune priming involves the transfer of immunological experience, acquired by the parents after exposure to pathogens, to protect their progeny against infections by these pathogens.
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Identification of peptides from honeybee gut symbionts as potential antimicrobial agents against Melissococcus plutonius [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Eusocial pollinators are crucial elements in global agriculture. The honeybees and bumblebees are associated with a simple yet host-restricted gut community, which protect the hosts against pathogen infections.
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Population genetic diversity and dynamics of the honey bee brood pathogen Melissococcus plutonius in a region with high prevalence. [PDF]
J Invertebr Pathol, 2023 European foulbrood (EFB) is a honey bee brood disease caused by the bacterium Melissococcus plutonius. Large-scale EFB outbreaks have been reported in several countries in recent decades, which entail costly sanitation measures of affected apiaries to ...
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Melissococcus plutonius Can Be Effectively and Economically Detected Using Hive Debris and Conventional PCR [PDF]
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
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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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Everything, everywhere, all at once - Surveillance and molecular epidemiology reveal Melissococcus plutonius is endemic among Michigan, US beekeeping operations. [PDF]
PLoS ONEEuropean foulbrood (EFB) is a severe bacterial disease of honey bee brood often leading to significant declines in colony health and honey production. The dearth of data on this disease in the United States (US) complicates response efforts.
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Selection of Probiotics for Honey Bees: The In Vitro Inhibition of Paenibacillus larvae, Melissococcus plutonius, and Serratia marcescens Strain Sicaria by Host-Specific Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria [PDF]
MicroorganismsHost-specific Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species constitute the core microbiota of the honey bee digestive tract and are recognized for their probiotic properties.
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