Antimicrobial control and temporal dynamics of M. plutonius colonization in adult worker honey bees (Apis mellifera).

Antimicrobial control and temporal dynamics of M. plutonius colonization in adult worker honey bees (Apis mellifera).

European foulbrood (EFB) is a stress-associated brood disease affecting honey bee larvae, caused by infection with Melissococcus plutonius. Adult bees are suggested to be a reservoir for this bacterium; however, the duration of M. plutonius colonization of adult bees and its impact on adult bee surv...

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Main Authors: Midhun Sebastian Jose, Marina Carla Bezerra da Silva, Oleksii Obshta, Fatima Masood, Jenna M Thebeau, Sarah Biganski, Muhamad Fahim Raza, Marcelo Polizel Camill, E E Tellarini Prieto, Thanuri Edirithilake, Ivanna Kozii, Igor Moshynskyy, Elemir Simko, Sarah C Wood
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322770
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