Microflora in the honeybee digestive tract: Counts, characteristics and sensitivity

Apidologie

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 357-365

  Rada, V ^a   Machova M ^b   Huk, J ^c   Marounek, M ^d   Duskova D ^d  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b Bee Research Institute   (Czech Republic)

^c Res Inst Antibiot B   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Associated microflora; Bifidobacterium; Veterinary drugs

Indexed keywords

ACRINATHRIN; AMITRAZ; FLUVALINATE; FORMIC ACID; FORMIDOL; FUMAGILLIN; GABON PA 92; M 1; NYSTATIN; TAKTIVAR FUM; TYLAN 200; TYLOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETERINARY DRUG;

BACTERIA; DIGESTIVE TRACT; GUT MICROFLORA; HONEYBEE; YEAST;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HONEYBEE; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDGUT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RECTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; YEAST;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; BACILLUS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ASTEROIDES; HYMENOPTERA; LACTOBACILLUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 2642601108     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19970603     Document Type: Article

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