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A longitudinal study of queen health in honey bees reveals tissue specific response to seasonal changes and pathogen pressure

Scientific Reports
The health of honey bee queens is crucial for colony success, particularly during stressful periods like overwintering. To accompany a previous longitudinal study of colony and worker health, we explored niche-specific gut microbiota, host gene ...
Duan C. Copeland, Vincent A. Ricigliano, Brendon M. Mott, Oliver L. Kortenkamp, Robert J. Erickson, June Gorrochategui-Ortega, Kirk E. Anderson   +6 more
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Population genetic diversity and dynamics of the honey bee brood pathogen Melissococcus plutonius in a region with high prevalence. [PDF]

J Invertebr Pathol, 2023
Grossar D, Haynes E, Budge GE, Parejo M, Gauthier L, Charrière JD, Chapuisat M, Dietemann V.   +7 more
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Honey-derived Paenibacillus spp. with potential to affect bee brood development in Apis mellifera: Are they a new threat to honey bees?

Virulence
Honey bees are important pollinators in both agriculture and ecosystems, and their health is essential for sustainable human development. Although only two bacteria, Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius, have been identified as bacterial ...
Keiko Nakamura, Mariko Okamoto, Takashi Mada, Mariko Harada, Kayo Okumura, Daisuke Takamatsu   +5 more
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Effects of natural treatments on the varroa mite infestation levels and overall health of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies.

PLoS ONE
The survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera), which has a crucial role in pollination and ecosystem maintenance, is threatened by many pathogens, including parasites, bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Laura Narciso, Martina Topini, Sonia Ferraiuolo, Giovanni Ianiro, Cinzia Marianelli   +4 more
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Influence of Honey bee Nutritive Jelly Type and Dilution on its Bactericidal Effect on Melissococcus plutonius, the Etiological Agent of European Foulbrood. [PDF]

Microb Ecol, 2023
de La Harpe M, Gütlin A, Chiang C, Dietemann V, Dainat B.   +4 more
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First report on isolation and characterization of Bacillus Sp. associated with honey bee brood disease

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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A novel multiplex PCR assay to detect and distinguish between different types of Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius, and a survey of foulbrood pathogen contamination in Japanese honey. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci, 2022
Okamoto M, Furuya H, Sugimoto I, Kusumoto M, Takamatsu D.   +4 more
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Application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for disease diagnosis in the beehive

Frontiers in Bee Science
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations face increasing threats from pathogens, parasites, and synergistic interactions among pathogens and stressors that contribute to colony losses.
Joerg Mayer
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Thinking inside the box: Restoring the propolis envelope facilitates honey bee social immunity.

PLoS ONE
When wild honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) nest in hollow tree cavities, they coat the rough cavity walls with a continuous layer of propolis, a substance comprised primarily of plant resins.
Maggie Shanahan, Michael Simone-Finstrom, Philip Tokarz, Frank Rinkevich, Quentin D Read, Marla Spivak   +5 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
Fowler P, Hawley R, Milbrath MO.
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