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Impact of different culture media and drying treatment on the isolation of Melissococcus plutonius, the causative agent of European foulbrood, from honey bee larval specimens. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci
Melissococcus plutonius, the bacterium causing European foulbrood in honey bees, includes two distinct types: typical strains, which are fastidious and not easy to culture, and atypical strains, which grow more robustly and tolerate higher sodium levels.
Kitamura Y, Kusajima Y, Sekiya Y, Kawaguchi R, Hayashi Y, Kakinuma H, Okamoto M, Takamatsu D.   +7 more
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Potential confounding factors in currently used antibiotic susceptibility assays for the honey bee pathogen <i>Melissococcus plutonius</i>. [PDF]

J Med Microbiol
Introduction. Melissococcus plutonius is the causative agent of European foulbrood (EFB), a disease of honey bees that is endemic in many areas of the USA.
Fowler P, Hawley R, Milbrath MO.
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Changes in chemical cues of Melissococcus plutonius infected honey bee larvae [PDF]

Chemoecology, 2021
European 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 ...
Elisa Kathe, K. Seidelmann, Oleg Lewkowski, Y. Le Conte, S. Erler   +4 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.
Daisuke Takamatsu, Emi Yoshida, E. Watando, Yuichi Ueno   +3 more
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Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Variants of Melissococcus plutonius (Ex White), the Causal Agent of European Foulbrood

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, Pérez-Ordóñez Gerardo, Romo-Chacón Alejandro, Rios-Velasco Claudio, Órnelas-Paz José D. J., Zamudio-Flores Paul B., Acosta-Muñiz Carlos H.   +6 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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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
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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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Ecology and Pathogenicity for Honey Bee Brood of Recently Described Paenibacillus melissococcoides and Comparison With Paenibacillus dendritiformis, Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Honey bee colonies contain thousands of individuals living in close proximity in a thermally homeostatic nest, creating ideal conditions for the thriving of numerous pathogens.
Ory F, Dainat B, Würgler O, Wenger F, Roetschi A, Braillard L, Charrière JD, Dietemann V.   +7 more
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