Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Variants of Melissococcus plutonius (Ex White), the Causal Agent of European Foulbrood
The bacterium Melissococcus plutonius is the etiologic agent of the European foulbrood (EFB), one of the most harmful bacterial diseases that causes the larvae of bees to have an intestinal infection. Although EFB has been known for more than a century and is practically present in all countries whe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Apicultural Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2020-0030 |