An approach to the characterization of the honey bee hive bacterial flora

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 101-104

  Piccini, Claudia ^a   Antúnez, Karina ^a   Zunino, Pablo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacteria; Beehive floor; Brood comb; Hives; Honey bees

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 9744279854     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2004.11101118     Document Type: Article

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