Foodborne bacteria in raw drone brood of Apis mellifera – a preliminary survey

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Foodborne bacteria in raw drone brood of Apis mellifera – a preliminary survey. / Herren, Pascal; Fieseler, Lars; Ambuehl, Daniel ; Grunder, Juerg.

In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2021, p. 281-285.

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Herren, P, Fieseler, L, Ambuehl, D & Grunder, J 2021, 'Foodborne bacteria in raw drone brood of Apis mellifera – a preliminary survey', Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 281-285. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.0067

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Herren, P., Fieseler, L., Ambuehl, D., & Grunder, J. (2021). Foodborne bacteria in raw drone brood of Apis mellifera – a preliminary survey. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 7(3), 281-285. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.0067

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Herren P, Fieseler L, Ambuehl D, Grunder J. Foodborne bacteria in raw drone brood of Apis mellifera – a preliminary survey. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 2021;7(3):281-285. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.0067

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Herren, Pascal ; Fieseler, Lars ; Ambuehl, Daniel ; Grunder, Juerg. / Foodborne bacteria in raw drone brood of Apis mellifera – a preliminary survey. In: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed. 2021 ; Vol. 7, No. 3. pp. 281-285.

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