Abstract
Paenibacillus larvae strain MEX14 is a facultative anaerobic endospore-forming bacterium that infects Apis mellifera larvae. Strain MEX14 was isolated from domestic bee larvae collected in a backyard in Mexico City. The estimated genome size was determined to be 4.18 Mb, and it harbors 4,806 protein coding genes (CDSs).
Highlights
Paenibacillus larvae strain MEX14 is a facultative anaerobic endospore-forming bacterium that infects Apis mellifera larvae
Paenibacillus larvae is the causative agent of American foulbrood (ABF) in practically all honey-producing countries, and Mexico, as the third largest exporter and fifth largest producer of honey in the world, is no exception
Paenibacillus larvae strain MEX14 was obtained from a backyard in the Xochimilco quarter in México City in 2014 and isolated using the culture medium agar MYPGP (Mueller-Hinton broth, yeast extract, potassium phosphate, glucose, and pyruvate)
Summary
Paenibacillus larvae strain MEX14 is a facultative anaerobic endospore-forming bacterium that infects Apis mellifera larvae. Paenibacillus larvae is the causative agent of American foulbrood (ABF) in practically all honey-producing countries, and Mexico, as the third largest exporter and fifth largest producer of honey in the world, is no exception. ABF has been reported in Mexico since 1994 (1), and a few officially acknowledged cases have been detected or isolated by the Mexican Agriculture Ministry.
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