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The transmission of European foulbrood (Melissococcus plutonius) to artificially reared honey bee larvae (Apis mellifera)

Ben Alexander McKeeCapitano Honey Limited, PO Box 66, Richlands, Queensland4075, Australia
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Russell David GoodmanDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment, Institute for Horticultural Development, Victoria, 3176, Australia
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Michael Alan HornitzkyNew South Wales Agriculture, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 93-100 | Received 05 Jan 2004, Accepted 04 Aug 2004, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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