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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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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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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.
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In vitro inhibition of the bacterial honey bee pathogen Melissococcus plutonius with essential oils [PDF]

Journal of Apicultural Research
European foulbrood, caused by Melissococcus plutonius (M. plutonius), is a significant bee disease that is difficult to treat due to the prohibition of antibiotics in most European countries.
Adıgüzel, Mehmet Cemal, Kaplan, Muhammed Furkan, Sevinç Özakar, Rukiye, Kaplan, Ece, Öz, Cihan, Cengiz, Seyda, Özakar, Emrah, Çifçioğlu, Fatma Nur   +7 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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Influence of Honey bee Nutritive Jelly Type and Dilution on its Bactericidal Effect on Melissococcus plutonius, the Etiological Agent of European Foulbrood. [PDF]

Microb Ecol, 2023
To defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms, honey bees resort to social immunity mechanisms, such as the secretion of antibiotic compounds in the jelly they feed to their larvae.
de La Harpe M, Gütlin A, Chiang C, Dietemann V, Dainat B.   +4 more
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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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Inhibition study of Melissococcus plutonius [PDF]

, 2022
Results from inhibition assay of cell-free supernatants from Apilactobacillus kunkeei strains showing the presence/absence of inhibitory potency against Melissococcus plutonius. Experiments were performed in biological triplicates.
Christian Seeger (12877751), Karl Dyrhage (12896468)   +1 more
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Identification of mutations involved in the requirement of potassium for growth of typical Melissococcus plutonius strains. [PDF]

Appl Environ Microbiol, 2013
ABSTRACT Melissococcus plutonius is a fastidious honeybee pathogen, and the addition of KH 2 PO 4 to culture medium is required for its growth. Using genome sequences and a newly developed vector, we showed that mutations in genes encoding Na + /H
Takamatsu D, Arai R, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Okumura K, Okura M, Kirikae T, Kojima A, Osaki M.   +7 more
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