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Phage Therapy is Effective in Protecting Honeybee Larvae from American Foulbrood Disease

American foulbrood disease has a major impact on honeybees (Apis melifera) worldwide. It is caused by a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium, Paenibacillus larvae. The disease can only affect larval honeybees, and the bacterial endospores are the infective unit of the disease. Antibiotics are not...

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Autores principales: Ghorbani-Nezami, Sara, LeBlanc, Lucy, Yost, Diane G., Amy, Penny S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4535585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26136497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iev051