Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae DSM 25719 Genome sequencing and assembly. Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae DSM 25719

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 08-100 . Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae 08-100 is from the less virulent ERIC I genotype which kills infected larvae within 12 to 14 days. This strain will be used for comparative analysis with other Paenibacillus larvae strains.