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Identification and functional analysis of the S-layer protein SplA of Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of American Foulbrood of honey bees.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2012
Poppinga Lena, Janesch Bettina, Fünfhaus Anne, Sekot Gerhard, Garcia-Gonzalez Eva, Hertlein Gillian, Hedtke Kati, Schäffer Christina, Genersch Elke
Abstract excerpt
The gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae is the etiological agent of American Foulbrood (AFB), a globally occurring, deathly epizootic of honey bee brood. AFB outbreaks are predominantly caused by two genotypes of P. larvae, ERIC I and ERIC II, with P. larvae ERIC II being the more virulent genotype on larval level. Recently, comparative proteome analyses have revealed that P. larvae ERIC...
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