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Are fungicides a driver of European foulbrood disease in honey bee colonies pollinating blueberries?

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
IntroductionBlueberry producers in Canada depend heavily on pollination services provided by honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Anecdotal reports indicate an increased incidence of European foulbrood (EFB), a bacterial disease caused by Melissococcus ...
Jenna M. Thebeau, Allyssa Cloet, Dana Liebe, Fatima Masood, Ivanna V. Kozii, Colby D. Klein, Michael W. Zabrodski, Sarah Biganski, Igor Moshynskyy, Larhonda Sobchishin, Geoff Wilson, Maria Marta Guarna, Eric M. Gerbrandt, Antonio Ruzzini, Antonio Ruzzini, Elemir Simko, Sarah C. Wood   +16 more
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Development of duplex PCR assay for detection and differentiation of typical and atypical Melissococcus plutonius strains. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci, 2014
Melissococcus plutonius is the causative agent of an important honeybee disease, European foulbrood (EFB). In addition to M. plutonius strains with typical characteristics (typical M. plutonius), we recently reported the presence of atypical M. plutonius, which are phenotypically and genetically distinguished from typical M. plutonius.
Arai R, Miyoshi-Akiyama T, Okumura K, Morinaga Y, Wu M, Sugimura Y, Yoshiyama M, Okura M, Kirikae T, Takamatsu D.   +9 more
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Influence of social lifestyles on host–microbe symbioses in the bees

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023
Microbiome diversity in bees from various social lifestyles and taxa was investigated using cloud computing and publicly available transcriptomic data. Results show that bacterial communities in bees are influenced by host location, phylogeny, and social lifestyle, with more complex bee societies hosting more diverse microbes.
Lauren Mee, Seth M. Barribeau
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Evaluating approved and alternative treatments against an oxytetracycline-resistant bacterium responsible for European foulbrood disease in honey bees

Scientific Reports, 2022
European foulbrood (EFB) is a disease of honey bee larvae caused by Melissococcus plutonius. In North America, oxytetracycline (OTC) is approved to combat EFB disease though tylosin (TYL) and lincomycin (LMC) are also registered for use against American ...
Fatima Masood, Jenna M. Thebeau, Allyssa Cloet, Ivanna V. Kozii, Michael W. Zabrodski, Sarah Biganski, Jenny Liang, M. Marta Guarna, Elemir Simko, Antonio Ruzzini, Sarah C. Wood   +10 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 disease (EFB).
Ansari MJ, Al-Ghamdi A, Nuru A, Ahmed AM, Ayaad TH, Al-Qarni A, Alattal Y, Al-Waili N.   +7 more
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Perspectives for Recognition and Rapid Detection of Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria Based on Electrochemical Sensors

eFood, Volume 2, Issue 3, Page 125-139, June 2021., 2021
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT Due to the misuse of pathogen‐infected food, human beings continue to face serious diseases and even deaths. Thus, researchers from all walks of life concern on prevention, detection, and resistance for pathogenic bacteria. It is necessary to develop and explore a fast, cost‐effective, portable, and efficient detection technology for
Yahui Wang, Xin Ma, Xiujuan Qiao, Pingping Yang, Qinglin Sheng, Ming Zhou, Tianli Yue   +6 more
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A systems‐based approach to the environmental risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees

EFSA Journal, Volume 19, Issue 5, May 2021., 2021
Abstract The European Parliament requested EFSA to develop a holistic risk assessment of multiple stressors in honey bees. To this end, a systems‐based approach that is composed of two core components: a monitoring system and a modelling system are put forward with honey bees taken as a showcase.
EFSA Scientific Committee, Simon More, Vasileios Bampidis, Diane Benford, Claude Bragard, Thorhallur Halldorsson, Antonio Hernández‐Jerez, Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, Kostas Koutsoumanis, Kyriaki Machera, Hanspeter Naegeli, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Josef Schlatter, Dieter Schrenk, Vittorio Silano, Dominique Turck, Maged Younes, Gerard Arnold, Jean‐Lou Dorne, Angelo Maggiore, Stephen Pagani, Csaba Szentes, Simon Terry, Simone Tosi, Domagoj Vrbos, Giorgia Zamariola, Agnes Rortais   +26 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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In Vitro Effects of Pesticides on European Foulbrood in Honeybee Larvae

Insects, 2020
Neonicotinoid and fungicide exposure has been linked to immunosuppression and increased susceptibility to disease in honeybees (Apis mellifera). European foulbrood, caused by the bacterium Melissococcus plutonius, is a disease of honeybee larvae which ...
Sarah C. Wood, Jocelyne C. Chalifour, Ivanna V. Kozii, Igor Medici de Mattos, Colby D. Klein, Michael W. Zabrodski, Igor Moshynskyy, M. Marta Guarna, Patricia Wolf Veiga, Tasha Epp, Elemir Simko   +10 more
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Detection of Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae and Replicative Forms of Deformed Wing Virus and Kashmir Bee Virus in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida)

Pathogens, 2021
Knowledge regarding the honey bee pathogens borne by invasive bee pests remains scarce. This investigation aimed to assess the presence in Aethina tumida (small hive beetle, SHB) adults of honey bee pathogens belonging to the following groups: (i ...
Antonio Nanetti, James D. Ellis, Ilaria Cardaio, Giovanni Cilia   +3 more
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