Transmission of American Foulbrood by Heated Spores of Bacillus larvae and Their Growth in Culture
- 31 May 1945
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 38 (3) , 365-368
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/38.3.365
Abstract
Inoculation of colonies of honeybees with heated spores of B. larvae and cultural studies of the spores show that the virulence of the spores (ability to infect honeybee larvae) is destroyed by heating much sooner than is their viability (ability to grow in culture). The most highly virulent spores appear to be quickly destroyed by heating. Spores that are highly resistant to heating are probably not virulent since they are unable to germinate before larvae pass their susceptible age.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Thermal Resistance of Bacillus larvaeJournal of Economic Entomology, 1940