Ecology and pathogenicity for honey bee brood of recently described Paenibacillus melissococcoides and comparison with Paenibacillus dendritiformis, Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus
Florine Ory, Benjamin Dainat, Oliver Wuergler, Fabian Wenger, Alexandra Roetschi, Lauriane Braillard, Jean‐Daniel Charrière, Vincent Dietemann
This study investigates the pathogenicity of Paenibacillus species toward honey bee brood, finding that P. melissococcoides is an emerging pathogen associated with European foulbrood.
Environmental Microbiology Reports · May 6, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology