Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
A total of 250 specimens from 110 bee farms located in Elazığ and the surrounding provinces were taken in 1999 and 2000. The specimens were examined for European Foulbrood Disease. Under macroscopic examination clinical symptoms were noted in 12 specimens, and Paenibacillus alvei was isolated and identified from 8 of these specimens. As a result of the antibiotic sensitivity test, the isolate was found sensitive to enrofloxacin, streptomycin and erythromycin 75%, 75%, and 62,5% of the time respectively. In this study, the presence of European Foulbrood Disease was determined in 3.2% of cases in Elazığ and the surrounding provinces.
Keywords
Honey Bee, European Foulbrood, Paenibacillus alvei
First Page
929
Last Page
932
Recommended Citation
ŞİMŞEK, HALİL and ÖZCAN, CANAN (2001) "Survey of European Foulbrood Disease in Bee Farms Located in Elazığ and the Surrounding Provinces," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 25: No. 6, Article 17. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol25/iss6/17
