A scientific note on improved isolation methods for Melissococcus plutonius from diseased Apis mellifera larvae

Apidologie - Tập 49 - Trang 459-461 - 2018
Yuka Nakai1, Michika Ishihara1, Rie Arai2, Daisuke Takamatsu3,4
1Saitama Prefectural Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Saitama, Japan
2Livestock Safety Division, Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Saitama Prefectural Government, Saitama, Japan
3Division of Bacterial and Parasitic Disease, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
4The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

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