A scientific note on the presence of Paenibacillus larvae larvae spores in sub-Saharan African honey

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 471-472

  Hansen, Henrik ^a   Brødsgaard, Camilla J ^a   Kryger, Per ^b   Nicolaisen, Mogens ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; Apis mellifera; Honey; Paenibacillus larvae larvae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FOOD SCIENCE; HONEY;

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

EID: 0242307078     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003029     Document Type: Article

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