Inhibition of the growth of Ascosphaera apis by Bacillus and Paenibacillus strains isolated from honey

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-55

  Reynaldi, F J ^a   De Giusti, M R ^b   Alippi, A M ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Ascosphaera apis; Bacillus spp.; Bacterial antagonists; Biocontrol; Chalkbrood; Honeybees; Paenibacillus spp.

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTAGONIST; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CIRCULIN; ITURIN A; MEGACIN; MYCOSUBTILIN; SUBTILIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCOSPHAERA APIS; ASCOSPORE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHALKBROOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH STIMULATION; HONEYBEE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ASCOMYCOTA; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BEES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HONEY; LARVA; MYCOLOGY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2442623181     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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