Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae DSM 25430 Genome sequencing. Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae DSM 25430

Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae. Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae causes American foulbrood disease in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. This disease is one of the major diseases of honey bee larvae, and is responsible for extensive losses in bee colonies worldwide. Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae is a spore-forming bacterium, and material contaminated by spores must be destroyed by incineration, increasing the economic losses caused by this organism. Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae 04-309. Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae 04-309 is an ERIC II genotype which kills infected larvae within 6 to 7 days. This strain will be used for comparative analysis with other Paenibacillus larvae strains.