Identification and roles of non-pathogenic microflora associated with honey bees

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Gilliam, Martha ^a  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus spp.; Gram variable pleomorphic bacteria; Honey bee; Mold; Pollen; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HONEYBEE; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; YEAST;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MELIPONINAE; NEGIBACTERIA; TORULOPSIS;

EID: 0031461587     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00337-6     Document Type: Review

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