Oxytetracycline-resistance in the honey bee pathogen paenibacillus larvae is encoded on novel plasmid pMA67

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 207-214

  Murray, K Daniel ^a   Aronstein, Katherine A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Foulbrood; Apis mellifera; Honey bee; Oxytetracycline resistance; Paenibacillus larvae; Rolling circle plasmid; Terramycin

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33846165460     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2006.11101349     Document Type: Article

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