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American foulbrood testing

Paenibacillus larvae in a beehive.

Cells (the small closed spaces created from wax from bees) in a beehive that are suspected of being infected with American foulbrood disease can be assessed with a matchstick where the colour, consistency and thread-like behaviour of the contents are observed.

Rights: Tanarus, CC BY-SA 3.0
Published: 23 September 2022Size: 2.08 MB