Efficacy of Chlorine Dioxide Fumigation on the Spores of Paenibacillus larvae, the Causative Agent of American Foulbrood Disease in Honeybees

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) play a critical role in agricultural pollination. However, their health and numbers are in decline. A major cause of this decline is bacterial diseases, of which American foulbrood disease (AFB) is particularly important and troubling. Since the causative agent, Paenibacil...

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Main Author: Mahdi, Osama Salih
Format: Others
Published: North Dakota State University 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31630