Acta Vet. Brno 2012, 81: 15-19

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201281010015

Viral infections in queen bees (Apis mellifera carnica) from rearing apiaries

Aleš Gregorc1,2, Tamás Bakonyi3

1Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Slovenia
3Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary

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