Effects of the organic acids produced by a lactic acid bacterium in Apis mellifera colony development, Nosema ceranae control and fumagillin efficiency
- Maggi, Matías Daniel
- Negri, Pedro
- Plischuk, Santiago
- Szawarski, Nicolás
- de Piano, Fiorella Giselle
- de Feudis, Leonardo
- Eguaras, Martin Javier
- Audisio, Marcela Carina
DOIAbstract
The European honey bee Apis mellifera is known to be affected by many parasites and pathogens that have great impact over the insect development. Among parasites affecting bee health, Nosema ceranae is one of the main biotic factors affecting colony populations. As honey bee populations decline, interest in pathogenic and mutualistic relationships between bees and microorganisms has increased. The main goal of the current study was to assess the effect of the oral administration of the metabolites produced by Lactobacillus johnsonii CRL1647 (mainly organic acids) supplemented in syrup, on: I) N. ceranae sporulation dynamics before and after fumagillin application, and II) performance of A. mellifera colonies. Different experiments w...
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