foulbrood
noun
foul·brood
ˈfau̇(-ə)l-ˌbrüd 
: a destructive disease of honeybee larvae caused by bacteria (such as Bacillus larvae)
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Dalan is also working on a vaccine to protect bees against European foulbrood.
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Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2023
Biotech company Dalan Animal Health, based in Athens, Georgia, gained approval for its prophylactic vaccine to protect honeybees from American foulbrood disease – an aggressive bacterium that can spread quickly from hive to hive, the company announced Jan. 4.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023
Their first goal was tackling American foulbrood, a bacterial disease that turns larvae dark brown and makes the hive give off a rotting smell.
—Remy Tumin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
There is no cure for foulbrood, which is caused by the larvae of the bacterium Paenibacillus.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 5 Jan. 2023
The new bee vaccine, Paenibacillus Larvae Bacterin, aims to protect honeybees from American foulbrood.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2023
American foulbrood disease is one of the worst diagnoses a beekeeper’s brood can get.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 12 Jan. 2023
While American foulbrood is not as destructive as varroa mites, the bacterium can easily wipe out colonies of 60,000 bees.
—Remy Tumin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
The United States Department of Agriculture has approved the first-ever vaccine for honeybees to prevent American foulbrood disease, a fatal bacterial disease that can destroy honeybee colonies, officials say.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2023
Biotech company Dalan Animal Health, based in Athens, Georgia, gained approval for its prophylactic vaccine to protect honeybees from American foulbrood disease – an aggressive bacterium that can spread quickly from hive to hive, the company announced Jan. 4.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023
Their first goal was tackling American foulbrood, a bacterial disease that turns larvae dark brown and makes the hive give off a rotting smell.
—Remy Tumin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
There is no cure for foulbrood, which is caused by the larvae of the bacterium Paenibacillus.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 5 Jan. 2023
The new bee vaccine, Paenibacillus Larvae Bacterin, aims to protect honeybees from American foulbrood.
—Jennie L. Durant, The Conversation, 20 Jan. 2023
American foulbrood disease is one of the worst diagnoses a beekeeper’s brood can get.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 12 Jan. 2023
While American foulbrood is not as destructive as varroa mites, the bacterium can easily wipe out colonies of 60,000 bees.
—Remy Tumin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
The United States Department of Agriculture has approved the first-ever vaccine for honeybees to prevent American foulbrood disease, a fatal bacterial disease that can destroy honeybee colonies, officials say.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1853, in the meaning defined above
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