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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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Everything, everywhere, all at once - Surveillance and molecular epidemiology reveal Melissococcus plutonius is endemic among Michigan, US beekeeping operations. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
European 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.
Peter D Fowler, Upasana Dhakal, Jeff H Chang, Meghan O Milbrath   +3 more
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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]

Microorganisms
Host-specific Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species constitute the core microbiota of the honey bee digestive tract and are recognized for their probiotic properties.
Buse Dengiz, Jiří Killer, Jaroslav Havlík, Pavel Dobeš, Pavel Hyršl   +4 more
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Use of Lactobacillus plantarum in Preventing Clinical Cases of American and European Foulbrood in Central Italy

Applied Sciences, 2022
American and European Foulbrood (AFB and EFB) are considered the most contagious infectious diseases affecting honeybees worldwide. New sustainable strategies need to be implemented for their prevention and control, and probiotics may represent one ...
Marco Pietropaoli, Emanuele Carpana, Marcella Milito, Massimo Palazzetti, Marcella Guarducci, Sofia Croppi, Giovanni Formato   +6 more
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Comparative Genomics and Description of Putative Virulence Factors of Melissococcus plutonius, the Causative Agent of European Foulbrood Disease in Honey Bees. [PDF]

Genes (Basel), 2018
In Europe, approximately 84% of cultivated crop species depend on insect pollinators, mainly bees. Apis mellifera (the Western honey bee) is the most important commercial pollinator worldwide.
Djukic M, Erler S, Leimbach A, Grossar D, Charrière JD, Gauthier L, Hartken D, Dietrich S, Nacke H, Daniel R, Poehlein A.   +10 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Diversity of Melissococcus plutonius from honeybee larvae in Japan and experimental reproduction of European foulbrood with cultured atypical isolates. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
European foulbrood (EFB) is an important infectious disease of honeybee larvae, but its pathogenic mechanisms are still poorly understood. The causative agent, Melissococcus plutonius, is a fastidious organism, and microaerophilic to anaerobic conditions
Rie Arai, Kiyoshi Tominaga, Meihua Wu, Masatoshi Okura, Kazutomo Ito, Naomi Okamura, Hidetaka Onishi, Makoto Osaki, Yuya Sugimura, Mikio Yoshiyama, Daisuke Takamatsu   +10 more
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Kunkecin A, a New Nisin Variant Bacteriocin Produced by the Fructophilic Lactic Acid Bacterium, Apilactobacillus kunkeei FF30-6 Isolated From Honey Bees [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Apilactobacillus kunkeei FF30-6 isolated from healthy honey bees synthesizes the bacteriocin, which exhibits antimicrobial activity against Melissococcus plutonius.
Takeshi Zendo, Chihiro Ohashi, Shintaro Maeno, Xingguo Piao, Seppo Salminen, Kenji Sonomoto, Akihito Endo   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Distribution and Quantification of Infectious and Parasitic Agents in Managed Honeybees in Central Italy, the Republic of Kosovo, and Albania [PDF]

Microorganisms
This study aimed to determine the presence of relevant infectious and parasitic agents (IPAs) in managed honeybees from Central Italy and the Republic of Kosovo and Albania to assess the overall health status of local apiaries by determining the ...
Franca Rossi, Martina Iannitto, Beqe Hulaj, Luciano Ricchiuti, Ani Vodica, Patrizia Tucci, Franco Mutinelli, Anna Granato   +7 more
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Antimicrobial control and temporal dynamics of M. plutonius colonization in adult worker honey bees (Apis mellifera). [PDF]

PLoS ONE
European foulbrood (EFB) is a stress-associated brood disease affecting honey bee larvae, caused by infection with Melissococcus plutonius. Adult bees are suggested to be a reservoir for this bacterium; however, the duration of M.
Midhun Sebastian Jose, Marina Carla Bezerra da Silva, Oleksii Obshta, Fatima Masood, Jenna M Thebeau, Sarah Biganski, Muhamad Fahim Raza, Marcelo Polizel Camill, E E Tellarini Prieto, Thanuri Edirithilake, Ivanna Kozii, Igor Moshynskyy, Elemir Simko, Sarah C Wood   +13 more
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Nationwide Screening for Arthropod, Fungal, and Bacterial Pests and Pathogens of Honey Bees: Utilizing Environmental DNA from Honey Samples in Australia [PDF]

Insects
The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) significantly contributes to Australian agriculture, especially in honey production and the pollination of key crops.
Gopika Bhasi, Gemma Zerna, Travis Beddoe
doaj   +2 more sources