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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
europepmc   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Microbial Ecology of European Foul Brood Disease in the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera): Towards a Microbiome Understanding of Disease Susceptibility

Insects, 2020
European honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) are beneficial insects that provide essential pollination services for agriculture and ecosystems worldwide.
Amy S. Floyd, Brendon M. Mott, Patrick Maes, Duan C. Copeland, Quinn S. McFrederick, Kirk E. Anderson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
europepmc   +4 more sources

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, Denner, Andreas, Erler, Silvio, Forsgren, Eva, Moritz, Robin F. A.   +4 more
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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.
Charrière, J.D., Dainat, B., Dietemann, V., Fleuti, C., Guisolan, A., Oberhaensli, S., Ory, F., von Ah, U.   +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, Alaina R. Weinheimer, Frank O. Aylward, Bryan B. Hsu, David C. Haak, Lisa K. Belden   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Honey as a Source of Environmental DNA for the Detection and Monitoring of Honey Bee Pathogens and Parasites

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, Valerio Joe Utzeri, Valeria Taurisano, Luca Fontanesi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

First detection of Paenibacillus larvae the causative agent of American Foulbrood in a Ugandan honeybee colony [PDF]

, 2016
Paenibacillus larvae is a highly contagious and often lethal widely distributed pathogen of honeybees, Apis mellifera but has not been reported in eastern Africa to date. We investigated the presence of P.
Akol, Anne M, Brunain, Marleen, Chemurot, Moses, de Graaf, Dirk, Descamps, Tine   +4 more
core   +2 more sources