Antimicrobial control and temporal dynamics of M. plutonius colonization in adult worker honey bees (Apis mellifera). [PDF]
PLoS ONEEuropean 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 +13 more
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Complete genome sequence of Melissococcus plutonius ATCC 35311. [PDF]
J Bacteriol, 2011 We report the first completely annotated genome sequence of Melissococcus plutonius ATCC 35311. M. plutonius is a one-genus, one-species bacterium and the etiological agent of European foulbrood of the ...
Okumura K +6 more
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Survey and molecular detection of Melissococcus plutonius, the causative agent of European Foulbrood in honeybees in Saudi Arabia. [PDF]
Saudi J Biol Sci, 2017 A large-scale field survey was conducted to screen major Saudi Arabian beekeeping locations for infection by Melissococcus plutonius. M. plutonius is one of the major bacterial pathogens of honeybee broods and is the causative agent of European Foulbrood
Ansari MJ +7 more
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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 ...
Grossar D +7 more
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Complete Genome Sequence of Melissococcus plutonius DAT561, a Strain That Shows an Unusual Growth Profile, Obtained by PacBio Sequencing. [PDF]
Genome Announc, 2018 Melissococcus plutonius is the causative agent of European foulbrood, and its isolates were believed to be remarkably genetically homogeneous.
Okumura K, Takamatsu D, Okura M.
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Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Variants of Melissococcus plutonius (Ex White), the Causal Agent of European Foulbrood [PDF]
Journal of Apicultural Science, 2020 The bacterium Melissococcus plutonius is the etiologic agent of the European foulbrood (EFB), one of the most harmful bacterial diseases that causes the larvae of bees to have an intestinal infection.
de León-Door Adrián Ponce +6 more
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Changes in chemical cues of Melissococcus plutonius infected honey bee larvae [PDF]
Chemoecology, 2021 International audienceEuropean foulbrood (EFB), caused by Melissococcus plutonius, is a globally distributed bacterial brood disease affecting Apis mellifera larvae.
Le Conte, Yves +4 more
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Click-conjugated photon-upconversion nanoparticles in an immunoassay for honeybee pathogen Melissococcus plutonius [PDF]
Nanoscale, 2019 European foulbrood (EFB) is an infectious disease affecting honeybee larvae caused by the bacterium Melissococcus plutonius. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is the gold standard for antibody-based bacteria detection, however, its ...
Hlaváček, Antonín +7 more
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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 +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 +10 more
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