Release Date: 2024-05-28

Bacterial Diseases of Honeybees and Biochemical Tests That Play a Role in the Diagnosis of Diseases

Veysel Tahiroglu (Author)

Release Date: 2024-05-28

Honey bees are considered a superorganism consisting of thousands of individuals and include queen, worker and drone bees. Many bacterial diseases, especially brood rot, are seen in honey bees. Since honey bees contribute to the easy spread of infections due to their proximity within the hive and their foraging habits, the diagnosis and control of [...]

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Published inDiagnosis and Treatment Methods of Bee Diseases
First Page65
Last Page76
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359159.5
ISBN978-605-335-915-9 (PDF)
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Honey bees are considered a superorganism consisting of thousands of individuals and include queen, worker and drone bees. Many bacterial diseases, especially brood rot, are seen in honey bees. Since honey bees contribute to the easy spread of infections due to their proximity within the hive and their foraging habits, the diagnosis and control of these diseases has a very critical function for the sustainability of the beekeeping sector. In this respect, it has led scientists to develop new and reliable diagnostic methods for the accurate and rapid diagnosis of bee diseases. Therefore, the importance of biochemical parameters, molecular tests and microbiological tests is increasing day by day to quickly and accurately diagnose bacterial diseases. In this section, information will be given about important bacterial diseases of honey bees and their diagnostic methods.

Veysel Tahiroglu (Author)
Assistant Professor, Şırnak University
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3516-5561
3Veysel Tahiroğluwas graduated from the Faculty of VeterinaryMedicine Faculty, Kafkas University (Kars, Turkey). He completed hisdoctorate in Medical Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine of KafkasUniversity (Kars, Turkey). He now serves as a Faculty member at theNursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Şırnak University (Şırnak, Turkey).

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