Development and validation of a novel field test kit for European foulbrood

Apidologie

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-72

  Tomkies, Victoria ^a   Flint, Jonathan ^b   Johnson, Gaynor ^a   Waite, Ruth ^c   Wilkins, Selwyn ^a   Danks, Chris ^b   Watkins, Max ^d   Cuthbertson, Andrew G S ^a   Carpana, Emanuele ^e   Marris, Gay ^a   Budge, Giles ^a   Brown, Mike A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Molecular Vision Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^d Vita (Europe) Limited   (United Kingdom)

^e Istituto Nazionale di Apicoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; European foulbrood; Field test; Honey bee; LFD

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; FIELD METHOD; HONEYBEE; LARVA; PATHOGEN;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MELISSOCOCCUS PLUTONIUS;

EID: 60749136909     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008060     Document Type: Article

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