Influence of the proximity of American foulbrood cases and apicultural management on the prevalence of Paenibacillus larvae spores in Belgian honey

Apidologie

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 587-599

  De Graaf, Dirk C ^a   Vandekerchove, Dominique ^a   Dobbelaere, Wim ^a,b   Peeters, Johan E ^a   Jacobs, Frans J ^b  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; Honey; Paenibacillus larvae larvae; Prevalence; Risk factor analysis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HONEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORE;

AMERICAN FOULBROOD DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIOLOGY; BELGIUM; HONEY; HONEYBEE; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

BELGIUM;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE;

EID: 0035661426     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2001146     Document Type: Article

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