Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994
Details
Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al., Int. J. Sys. Bact. 45 (1994)
Paenibacillus larvae (White 1906) Ash et al. 1994
Biostatus
Exotic
Present
New Zealand
Political Region
Paenibacillus larvae was first detected in New Zealand in 1877, within 10 years, the disease had spread to all parts of New Zealand. Current policy requires all infected bee hives to be destroyed, the current incidence is thought to be about 0.3% of hives.
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Nomenclature
(White) Ash et al.
White
Ash et al.
1994
ICNP
species
Paenibacillus larvae
Classification
Synonyms
Notes
taxonomic status
A polyphasic taxonomic study (Genersch et al. 2006) of the two subspecies of Paenibacillus larvae, ¤ Paenibacillus larvae subsp. larvae and ¤ Paenibacillus larvae subsp. pulvifaciens, supported the reclassification of both subspecies into one species, Paenibacillus larvae, without subspecies classification.
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Fungi
16 March 2016
16 March 2016