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English
Noun
European foulbrood (uncountable)
- 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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