European foulbrood

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European foulbrood (uncountable)

  1. A disease of bees caused by the bacterium Melissococcus plutonius, which infects the midgut of the larvae.
    Synonym: (initialism) EFB
    • 1951, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, Committee Prints (issue 3, page 2563)
      Determination of causative organisms of European foulbrood and parafoulbrood needs investigation

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