Inhibition of the American foulbrood bacterium, paenibacillus larvae larvae, by bacteria isolated from honey bees

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 168-171

  Evans, Jay D ^a   Armstrong, Tamieka Nicole ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Antibacterial; Antimicrobial; Microbial ecology; Pollination; Probiotic; Social insect

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACILLUS FUSIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS FORMOSUS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; INSECTA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; POSIBACTERIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 33644503875     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2005.11101173     Document Type: Article

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