Molecular epidemiology of Paenibacillus larvae larvae and incidence of American foulbrood in argentinean honeys from buenos aires province

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-143

  Alippi, Adriana M ^a   Reynaldi, Francisco J ^a   López, Ana C ^b   De Giusti, Marisa R ^c   Aguilar, O Mario ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; Apis mellifera; Argentina; DNA fingerprinting; Honey; Honey bees; Molecular epidemiology; Paenibacillus larvae larvae; PCR

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE;

EID: 9744256343     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2004.11101124     Document Type: Article

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