Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae BRL-230010
Causative agent of American foulbrood disease of honey bees
<B><I>Paenibacillus larvae</I> subsp. <I>larvae</I></B>. <I>Paenibacillus larvae</I> subsp. <I>larvae</I> causes American foulbrood disease in the honey bee, <I>Apis mellifera</I>. This disease is one of the major diseases of honey bee larvae, and is responsible for extensive losses in bee colonies worldwide.  <I>Paenibacillus larvae</I> subsp. <I>larvae</I> is a spore-forming bacterium, and material contaminated by spores must be destroyed by incineration, increasing the economic losses caused by this organism.