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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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Atypical Melissococcus plutonius strains: their characteristics, virulence, epidemiology, and mysteries. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci, 2023
Melissococcus plutonius is a Gram-positive lanceolate coccus that is the causative agent of European foulbrood, an important bacterial disease of honey bee brood. Although this bacterium was originally described in the early 20th century, a culture method for this bacterium was not established until more than 40 years after its discovery due to its ...
Takamatsu D.
europepmc   +4 more sources

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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First report on isolation and characterization of Bacillus Sp. associated with honey bee brood disease [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Bacterial infections in honey bee brood pose a significant threat to bee populations, leading to decreased honey production and disrupting critical crop pollination networks.
Shazia Amin, Adil Khan, Nasreen Nasreen, Shakir Ullah, Sadaf Niaz, Imtiaz Ahmad, Ioannis A. Giantsis, Denekew Temesgen, Khalid S. Almaary, Mohammed Bourhia   +9 more
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Changes in chemical cues of Melissococcus plutonius infected honey bee larvae [PDF]

Chemoecology, 2021
AbstractEuropean foulbrood (EFB), caused by Melissococcus plutonius, is a globally distributed bacterial brood disease affecting Apis mellifera larvae. There is some evidence, even if under debate, that spreading of the disease within the colony is prevented by worker bees performing hygienic behaviour, including detection and removal of infected ...
Elisa Kathe, Karsten Seidelmann, Oleg Lewkowski, Yves Le Conte, Silvio Erler   +4 more
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Complete genome sequence of Melissococcus plutonius ATCC 35311. [PDF]

J Bacteriol, 2011
ABSTRACT 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 honeybee.
Okumura K, Arai R, Okura M, Kirikae T, Takamatsu D, Osaki M, Miyoshi-Akiyama T.   +6 more
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Molecular epidemiology and population structure of the honey bee brood pathogen Melissococcus plutonius. [PDF]

ISME J, 2014
AbstractMelissococcus plutonius is the causative agent of European foulbrood (EFB), which is a serious brood disease of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera). EFB remains a threat because of a poor understanding of disease epidemiology. We used a recently published multi-locus sequence typing method to characterise 206 M. plutonius isolates recovered
Budge GE, Shirley MD, Jones B, Quill E, Tomkies V, Feil EJ, Brown MA, Haynes EG.   +7 more
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Complete Genome Sequences of Two Melissococcus plutonius Strains with Different Virulence Profiles, Obtained by PacBio Sequencing. [PDF]

Microbiol Resour Announc, 2019
Melissococcus plutonius attacks honeybee larvae, causing European foulbrood. Based on their virulence toward larvae, M. plutonius isolates were classified into three types, highly virulent, moderately virulent, and avirulent.
Okumura K, Takamatsu D, Okura M.
europepmc   +3 more sources

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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Oxytetracycline resistance of Melissococcus plutonius strains in Japan

Journal of Apicultural Research, 2023
European foulbrood caused by the Gram-positive lanceolate coccus, Melissococcus plutonius, is a major bacterial infection of honey bee brood. Oxytetracycline (OTC) has been used to combat this disease in some countries. Although OTC resistance was not previously reported despite its long-term use, the first case was finally detected in an M.
Daisuke Takamatsu, Emi Yoshida, Eri Watando, Yuichi Ueno   +3 more
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