Isolation and identification of Melissococcus plutonius from European foulbrood infected beehives and in vivo using of oxytetracycline for treatment

European foulbrood (EFB) is an infectious and contagious bacterial disease of honeybee larvae caused by (Melissococcus plutonius) affects primarily the young larvae (less than 48 hrs. old), and kill mainly the unsealed larvae at the age of 4 to 5 days. The aim of the present study was the isolation...

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Main Author: Hameedah Hamzah Al-Ahbabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Veterinary Medicine 2016-06-01
Series:Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences
Online Access:http://www.qu.edu.iq/journalvm/index.php/vm_journal/article/view/381