Bacterial community associated with worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) affected by European foulbrood
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 years, until an outbreak in the Krkonose Moun...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/3816.pdf |