Paenibacillus alvei

Paenibacillus alvei
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Paenibacillaceae
Genus: Paenibacillus
Species: P. alvei
Binomial name
Bacillus alvei

Paenibacillus alvei (formerly Bacillus alvei) is a species of bacteria within the order Bacillales. Like other species within the genus Paenibacillus, strains of this species grow in novel, vortex-like, or branched patterns.[1] This species is associated with the honey bee disease American foulbrood.[2][3]

References

  1. Cohen, Inon; Ron, Ilan G; Ben-Jacob, Eshel. "From branching to nebula patterning during colonial development of the Paenibacillus alvei bacteria". Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 286 (1-2): 321–336. doi:10.1016/S0378-4371(00)00335-6.
  2. Simpson, Mike. "Bee Parasites, Predators and Diseases". American foulbrood - barrier systems. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. Djukic, M.; Becker, D.; Poehlein, A.; Voget, S.; Daniel, R. (26 October 2012). "Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus alvei DSM 29, a Secondary Invader during European Foulbrood Outbreaks". Journal of Bacteriology 194 (22): 6365–6365. doi:10.1128/JB.01698-12.
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