Paenibacillus larvae larvae spores in honey samples from Uruguay: A nationwide survey

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 56-58

  Antúnez, Karina ^a   D'Alessandro, Bruno ^a   Piccini, Claudia ^a   Corbella, Eduardo ^b   Zunino, Pablo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; Apis mellifera; Paenibacillus larvae larvae; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 18144448259     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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