- american foulbrood
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized A: foulbrood of the honeybee caused by a bacterium (Bacillus larvae) and characterized by a ropy or gummy condition of affected larvae
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American foulbrood — /əˌmɛrɪkən ˈfaʊlbrud/ (say uh.merikuhn fowlbroohd) noun a disease of honey bees, caused by a spore forming bacterium, causing the death of young larvae and reducing populations rapidly. Abbrev.: AFB …
foulbrood — foul·brood (foulґbr d) a contagious disease of honeybees in which larvae are abnormal; the two kinds are American foulbrood, caused by Bacillus larvae, and European foulbrood, caused by B. alvei … Medical dictionary
foulbrood — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of three destructive bacterial diseases of the larvae of the honeybee: a. : american foulbrood b. : european foulbrood c. : parafoulbrood * * * /fowl broohd … Useful english dictionary
european foulbrood — noun Usage: usually capitalized E : a foulbrood that is caused by a bacillus (Bacillus alvei) and that differs from American foulbrood chiefly in the absence of ropiness of affected larvae … Useful english dictionary
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