Peritrophic matrix-degrading proteins are dispensable virulence factors in a virulent Melissococcus plutonius strain
Abstract European foulbrood (EFB) caused by Melissococcus plutonius is a major bacterial disease of honey bees. Strains of the causative agent exhibit genetic heterogeneity, and the degree of virulence varies among strains. In bee larvae orally infected with the highly virulent strains, ingested bac...
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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