›› 2000, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (-1): 104-108.

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Study on the pathogen of European Foulbrood in the Chinese honey bee(Apis cerana cerana F.)

ZHOU Ting, FENG Feng,DONG Bing-yi   

  • Online:2000-12-20 Published:2000-12-20

Abstract: The pathogen of the Apis cerana cerana F. larvae naturally infected with European Foulbrood (EFB) was isolated and identified. The results indicate that the pathogen is Melissococcus pluton, a Grampositive anaerobe or microaerophile. Its cellular morphology, stained characteristics, infecfivity, serology and G+C content in DNA are similar to that in A.mellifera L.,suggesting the EFB pathogen of A.cerana cerana F.to be Melissococcus pluton as in A.mellifera.The physiological and biochemical characteristics of EFB pathogen in Apis cerana cerana F.are approximately in accordance with an earlier study on A.mellifera L.by M.F.Allen.

Key words: Apis cerana cerana, EFB, Melissococcus pluton