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Impact of Oxytetracycline on Apis mellifera Colonies: Preliminary Results on Residues and Antibiotic Resistance

Michela Mosca

Michela Mosca

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”Rome, Italy
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Luigi Giannetti

Luigi Giannetti

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”Rome, Italy
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Giannetti, Luigi
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Alessia Franco

Alessia Franco

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Franco, Alessia
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Manuela Iurescia

Manuela Iurescia

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”Rome, Italy
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Iurescia, Manuela
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Marcella Milito

Marcella Milito

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”Rome, Italy
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Marco Pietropaoli

Marco Pietropaoli

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Andrea Leto

Andrea Leto

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Camilla Di Ruggiero

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Ziad Mezher

Ziad Mezher

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Massimo Palazzetti

Massimo Palazzetti

Servizi Veterinari ASL di ViterboMontefiascone (Viterbo), Italy
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Valentina Gallo

Valentina Gallo

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Gallo, Valentina
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Sofia Croppi

Sofia Croppi

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Salvatore Macrì

Salvatore Macrì

Ministero della SaluteRome (RM), Italy
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Giovanni Formato

Giovanni Formato

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Dec 27, 2022
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Article Category: Original Article
Published Online: Dec 27, 2022
Page range: 159 - 170
Received: Apr 04, 2022
Accepted: Oct 12, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2022-0013
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Fig. 1

OTC administration to the bees.
OTC administration to the bees.

Fig. 2

Box plots of number of frames covered by adult bees (A) or occupied by brood (B) before and after treatment.
Box plots of number of frames covered by adult bees (A) or occupied by brood (B) before and after treatment.

Fig. 3

Box plots of OTC residues (µg/kg) in honey taken from the nest of the group 1 (A), group 2 (B) and group 3 (C).
Box plots of OTC residues (µg/kg) in honey taken from the nest of the group 1 (A), group 2 (B) and group 3 (C).

Bacterial strains and ARGs found in the three groups 5_5 and 8 months after treatments

1st Sampling 2nd Sampling
5.5 months after treatment 8 months after treatment
GROUPS Strains ARGs Strains ARGs
“Long protocol” Mannheimia haemolytica Bacillus licheniformis
Pantoea spp. Serratia plymuthica
Pasteurella pneumotropica Klebsiella oxytoca
Pasteurella pneumotropica/Brucella/Psychrobacter Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus TET-ATET-M
Pasteurella pneumotropica/Mannheimia/Bibersteinia TET-M Pasteurella spp. TET-OTET-B
Aeromonas-Vibrio-Pseudomonas luteola Moraxella spp. TET-M
Bacillus spp. (B. thuringiensis) Aeromonas hydrophila TET-A
Acinetobacter Mannheimia haemolytica/Bibersteinia trehalosi TET-M
Citrobacter koseri TET-OTET-A
Proteus spp. Fusobacterium spp.
Bacillus lentus Proteus vulgaris TET-D
“Short protocol” Bacillus firmus TET-O Aeromonas hydrophila TET-ATET-M
Bacillus megaterium TET-O Mannheimia haemolytica/Bibersteinia trehalosi TET-O
Bordetella spp. Kluyvera spp.
E. coli Vibrio vulnificus
Brevibacillus Aeromonas hydrophila/caviae TET-A
Control Kodamaea ohmeri Brevundimonas vesicularis/Mannheimia haemolytica/Bibersteinia trehalosi
Paenibacillus spp. Brevundimonas vesicularis/Mannheimia haemolytica/Bibersteinia trehalosi
Pasteurella spp.
Vibrio perahemolyticus
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