American foulbrood

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American foulbrood

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  1. uncountable A highly contagious and destructive disease of bees caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. Cases of American foulbrood cannot always be determined through gross symptoms in the comb.

    Similar: AFB

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noun bee disease caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae

Españolloque americana
Françaisloque américaine
DeutschAmerikanische Faulbrut

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@misc{american_foulbrood_2026,
  title = {American foulbrood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/american%20foulbrood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}