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European foulbrood disease and protein supplementation in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies pollinating highbush blueberries in British Columbia [PDF]

PeerJ
Beekeepers engaging in highbush blueberry pollination in Canada and the U.S. have raised concerns over poor colony health outcomes presenting as European foulbrood disease (EFB), which highlights a need for improved management strategies supporting ...
Amanda S. Gregoris, Alison McAfee, Heather Higo, Julia Common, Bradford Vinson, Abigail Chapman, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jeffery S. Pettis, Patricia Wolf Veiga, Carlos Castillo, Leonard J. Foster, Stephen F. Pernal, M. Marta Guarna   +12 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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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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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
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Seasonal dynamics and co‐occurrence patterns of honey bee pathogens revealed by high‐throughput RT‐qPCR analysis

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
The health of the honey bee Apis mellifera is challenged by introduced parasites that interact with its inherent pathogens and cause elevated rates of colony losses.
Paul D'Alvise, Victoria Seeburger, Katharina Gihring, Mattias Kieboom, Martin Hasselmann   +4 more
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Effects of essential oils on foulbrood bacteria and honey bee workers (Apis mellifera) under laboratory conditions [PDF]

Frontiers in Insect Science
IntroductionAmerican and European foulbrood diseases (AFB and EFB, respectively) result in considerable economic losses for beekeepers. Currently, no satisfactory methods are available for the treatment of either disease. There has been a recent surge of
Cinzia Marianelli, Laura Narciso
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Novel eDNA approaches to monitor Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) microbial and arthropod communities

Environmental DNA
Pests and pathogens are a continuous threat to the health of Western honey bee Apis mellifera L. Monitoring honey bee colonies for arthropod pests, disease‐causing bacteria and fungi, and early detection of new invasions is essential to maintain the ...
Leigh Boardman, Jose A. P. Marcelino, Rafael E. Valentin, Humberto Boncristiani, Jennifer M. Standley, James D. Ellis   +5 more
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Virulence Associated Morphology of Different Strains of Melissococcus plutonius, a Brood Pathogen of Honey Bees. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
This study explores the diversity in cell morphology and growth behaviours of three Melissococcus plutonius strains, the causative agent of European foulbrood, employing electron microscopy and expression analysis of glycan‐binding protein candidate genes. Our results illustrate the mechanism of cell separation and the formation of individual cocci and
Lewkowski O, Hause G, Erler S.
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Anti-Bacterial Activity of Four Distinct Propolis Extracts against P. larvae and M. plutonius; Etiological Agent of American and European Foulbrood Disease of Honeybees [PDF]

Archives of Razi Institute, 2023
Four different propolis samples obtained from different regions of Iran were evaluated for their antibacterial effects against the bacterial agents responsible for two important honeybee diseases. Paenibacillus larvae (P.
S Toutiaee, N Mojgani, N Harzandi, M Moharrami, L Mokhberalsafa   +4 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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