Paenibacillus melissococcoides sp. nov., isolated from a honey bee colony affected by European foulbrood disease. [PDF]
, 2023 A novel, facultatively anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive, motile, endospore-forming bacterium of the genus Paenibacillus, designated strain 2.1T, was isolated from a colony of Apis mellifera affected by European foulbrood disease in Switzerland.
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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 +7 more
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Insects, 2020 European honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) are beneficial insects that provide essential pollination services for agriculture and ecosystems worldwide.
Amy S. Floyd +5 more
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Diversity of honey stores and their impact on pathogenic bacteria of the honeybee, Apis mellifera [PDF]
, 2014 Honeybee colonies offer an excellent environment for microbial pathogen development. The highest virulent, colony killing, bacterial agents are Paenibacillus larvae causing American foulbrood (AFB), and European foulbrood (EFB) associated bacteria ...
Bobis, Otilia +4 more
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No impact of hygienic behavior and viral coinfection on the development of European foulbrood in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies during blueberry pollination in Michigan [PDF]
, 2023 European foulbrood (EFB) is a severe disease of honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae caused by the bacterium Linnaeus [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) Melissococcus plutonius (ex White) Bailey and Collins (Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae).
Fowler, Peter D. +3 more
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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. mellifera Linnaeus bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
Lamine Baba-Moussa +7 more
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Characterization of prophages in bacterial genomes from the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut microbiome [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The gut of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) possesses a relatively simple bacterial community, but little is known about its community of prophages (temperate bacteriophages integrated into the bacterial genome).
Emma K. Bueren +5 more
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony strength and its effects on pollination and yield in highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Many pollination studies with honey bees have examined the effect of colony density on crop yield and yet overlook the effect of variation in the population size of these colonies.
Kennedy Judith Grant +2 more
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Veterinary Sciences, 2020 Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been proposed as a powerful tool to detect and monitor cryptic, elusive, or invasive organisms. We recently demonstrated that honey constitutes an easily accessible source of eDNA.
Anisa Ribani +3 more
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Simultaneous PCR detection of Paenibacillus larvae targeting insertion sequence IS256 and Melissococcus plutonius targeting pMP1 plasmid from hive specimens. [PDF]
Folia Microbiol (Praha)AbstractPaenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius represent the most threatening bacterial diseases of honeybee (Apis mellifera)—American and European foulbrood, respectively. For efficient control of those diseases, rapid and accurate detection of the pathogens is crucial.
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