MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Propidium monoazide (PMA) with quantitative PCR to detect and quantify viable Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius in honeybee hive samples
Anuja Shrestha, Brandon Kingsley Hopkins, James T. Van Leuven
This study evaluates PMA-qPCR for quantifying viable Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius in honeybee hive samples, showing reduced dead-cell detection but needing optimization at high cell densities.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.20.707117