title: Rapid detection of Paenibacillus larvae from honey and hive samples with a novel nested PCR protocol.
abstract: The bacterial pathogen Paenibacillus larvae is the causative agent of American foulbrood disease in honeybees (Apis mellifera). A touchdown nested PCR protocol was developed to detect the presence of P. larvae spores directly in honey and hive samples. This approach allows early discovery of the bacteria even at concentrations below pathogenic levels, opening the door to new prophylactic approaches against American foulbrood and real-time epidemiological studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnology, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli, 63, 35121 Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Lauro
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Favaretto
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Covolo
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rassu
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bertoloni
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006722:Honey / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial