Establishment of apiary-level risk of American foulbrood through the detection of Paenibacillus larvae spores in pooled, extracted honey in Saskatchewan

Autor: Michael W. Zabrodski, Tasha Epp, Geoff Wilson, Igor Moshynskyy, Mohsen Sharafi, Lara Reitsma, Mateo Castano Ospina, Jessica E. DeBruyne, Alexandra Wentzell, Sarah C. Wood, Ivanna V. Kozii, Colby D. Klein, Jenna Thebeau, LaRhonda Sobchishin, Antonio C. Ruzzini, Elemir Simko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12856-4
Popis: Abstract Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American foulbrood (AFB), produces spores that may be detectable within honey. We analyzed the spore content of pooled, extracted honey from 52 large-scale (L) and 64 small-scale (S) Saskatchewan beekeepers over a two-year period (2019–2020). Our objectives were: (i) establish reliable prognostic reference ranges for spore concentrations in extracted honey to determine future AFB risk at the apiary level; (ii) identify management practices as targets for mitigation of risk. P. larvae spores were detected in 753 of 1476 samples (51%). Beekeepers were stratified into low (
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