Honeybees are essential components to modern agriculture and economy. However, a
continuous increase in cases of colony losses and colony depopulation are being reported …

Abstract The European honey bee, Apis mellifera L., is the bee species with the largest
geographic distribution in the world. It is considered a pollinator generalist of wild plants and …

Psychrotolerant spore-forming bacteria represent a major challenge to the goal of extending
the shelf life of pasteurized dairy products. The objective of this study was to identify …

The honey bee disease American foulbrood (AFB) is a serious problem since its causative
agent (Paenibacillus larvae) has become increasingly resistant to conventional antibiotics …

Paenibacillus larvae is the causative agent of American Foulbrood (AFB), a severe disease
that affects larvae of the honeybees. Due to the serious effects associated with AFB and the …

Authentic honey products have a high commercial value and are often falsified via
adulteration. Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) from bacterial, floral, and …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been proposed as a powerful tool to detect and monitor
cryptic, elusive, or invasive organisms. We recently demonstrated that honey constitutes an …

Paenibacillus larvae (P. larvae) is a bacterial pathogen causing American foulbrood (AFB),
the most serious disease of honeybee larvae. The food of young larvae could play an …

Honeybees are susceptible to a wide range of pathogens, which have been related to the
occurrence of colony loss episodes reported mainly in north hemisphere countries. Their …

Microsporidiosis caused by infection with Nosema apis or Nosema ceranae has become
one of the most widespread diseases of honey bees and can cause important economic …