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Research article2007Peer reviewed

Infection of drone larvae (Apis mellifera) with American foulbrood

Behrens D, Forsgren E, Fries I, Moritz RFA

Abstract

In-vitro reared drone larvae of several sister queens from an Apis mellfra ligustica and a Buckfast breeding line were infected with Paenibacillus larvae (type strain ATCC 9545) causing American foulbrood (AFB). Although drone larvae were susceptible to AFB and could be infected under in-vitro conditions there were differences within and between lineages. Infection sensitivity was higher in the A. m. ligustica line compared to the Buckfast line. Different infection thresholds were found among sister queens of the A. m. ligustica line suggesting a considerable genetic variance for larval resistance against AFB

Published in

Apidologie
2007, Volume: 38, number: 3, pages: 281-288
Publisher: EDP SCIENCES S A

      SLU Authors

    • Forsgren, Eva

      • Department of Entomology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

      • Fries, Ingemar

        • Department of Entomology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

      UKÄ Subject classification

      Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use
      Animal and Dairy Science
      Veterinary Science

      Publication identifier

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2007009

      Permanent link to this page (URI)

      https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15783