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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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Identification of Nosema Sp. Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius by PCR in Benin’s Apiaries

Asian Journal of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2022
The bee A. mellifera L. is a key social insect, for its role in crop pollination and for the products generated in the hives. Nosema sp. Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius belong to the most important pests of A.
A. Kelomey, H. Legout, Angelo C. Djihento, Farid Bade, H. Sina, Adolphe Adjanonhoun, L. Garnery, L. Baba-Moussa   +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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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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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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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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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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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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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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