Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing and oxytetracycline sensitivity of paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae isolates of Australian origin and those recovered from honey imported from Argentina

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Wu, Xi Yang ^a,b   Chin, James ^a   Ghalayini, Aida ^a   Hornitzky, Michael ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; Argentina; Australia; Honey; Minimum inhibitory concentrations; Oxytetracycline; Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE SUBSP. LARVAE;

EID: 22544470307     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2005.11101155     Document Type: Article

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